Vincent Teo Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
fell on / onto/ to
Can I say,
When the wind blew strongly, the kite fell on / onto/ to the tree.
When the wind blew strongly, the kite fell on / onto/ to the tree.
Top answer
When the wind blew strongly, the kite fell into the tree.
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- the kite fell into the tree ?
I suppose that we could say... meaning
- the kite crashed into the tree
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Kites are easily driven by strong wind. If the string breaks, they're as likely to rise as to fall.
Driven out of control by the wind, a kite could easily crash into a tree or a building, as you say.
I think it would only "fall into" a tree if it suddenly lost the wind and plunged downward.
Driven out of control by the wind, a kite could easily crash into a tree or a building, as you say.
I think it would only "fall into" a tree if it suddenly lost the wind and plunged downward.
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