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Mataputih Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Fishing in or fishing by

Is " The boy is fishing in the river." correct if a picture shows a boy beside a river fishing with his line in the water or should it be "The boy is fishing by the river."?

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I've seen this question somewhere before. Fishing in the river is right. Fishing at the river is also possible.

— Mister Micawber

  • I've seen this question somewhere before.
  • Fishing in the river is right.
  • Fishing at the river is also possible.
  • Fishing by the river is also possible, but the image to me is a little odd-- it seems like he missed the river with his fishing line, which is now tangled in the bushes nearby.
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I've seen this question somewhere before. Fishing in the river is right. Fishing at the river is also possible. Fishing by the river is also possible, but the image to me is a little odd-- it seems like he missed the river with his fishing line, which is now tangled in the bushes nearby.
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Thank you Mr.M. I do agree with you that fishing by the river is odd but fishing at , I don't know... because I came across this in an examination question whereby students have to pick an answer( only one) where the propositions in,by,at and beside were all given.What would be the most appropriate answer?

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They all seem possible to me, Mataputih. Most appropriate? All I can say is that, after some thought, I like at best. Trying to put it into a more natural context, I would most probably say, 'I saw Jimmy fishing down at the river this morning.'
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