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Mr. Tom Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Forward VS Front
Hi
Are all of these sentences OK?
(about a car)
Sit in the forward seat.
Sit in the front seat.
Sit in the backward seat.
Sit in the back seat.
Thanks,
Tom
Are all of these sentences OK?
(about a car)
Sit in the forward seat.
Sit in the front seat.
Sit in the backward seat.
Sit in the back seat.
Thanks,
Tom
Top answer
No, just use front and back. Clive
- No, just use front and back.
- Clive
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Thanks, Clive.
What about this situation? I mean, if we don't use the word seat?
[Mother to her son]
John, why don't you sit forward?
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John, why don't you sit backward?
Tom
What about this situation? I mean, if we don't use the word seat?
[Mother to her son]
John, why don't you sit forward?
or
John, why don't you sit backward?
Tom
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Neither is natural in this car context.
Broadly speaking -
Sit forward sounds like 'Sit on the edge of your seat, don't lean on the back'.
Sit backward sounds like you should sit in a seat that has its back to the direction of
Broadly speaking -
Sit forward sounds like 'Sit on the edge of your seat, don't lean on the back'.
Sit backward sounds like you should sit in a seat that has its back to the direction of
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I'm grateful, Clive.
So, am I to understand that in this 'car context thing' one will have to use the word "seat" if one wishes to sound natural? And that is:
Sit in the front seat and Sit in the back seat.
Tom
So, am I to understand that in this 'car context thing' one will have to use the word "seat" if one wishes to sound natural? And that is:
Sit in the front seat and Sit in the back seat.
Tom
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Mr. TomSo, am I to understand that in this 'car context thing' one will have to use the word "seat" if one wishes to sound natural? And that is:Sit in the front seat and Sit in the back seat.No. You Could simply say "Sit in the front/back".
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