Four prepositions in a row
I walked behind them across the street through the tunnel in the mountain into the village.
Q1) Is the sentence above correct?
Q2) Is "behind, across, through, into" grammatically modifying the verb "walked"?
Q3) Is only "in" used to modify "the tunnel"?
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fire1 Q1) Is the sentence above correct? It is possible, but it sounds playful and breathless. " Also, it seems like a short sentence for such a relatively long trip.
- fire1 Q1) Is the sentence above correct?
- It is possible, but it sounds playful and breathless.
- " Also, it seems like a short sentence for such a relatively long trip.
- fire1 Q2) Is "behind, across, through, into" grammatically modifying the verb "walked"?
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fire1Q1) Is the sentence above correct?
It is possible, but it sounds playful and breathless. It would normally be written "I walked behind them across the street, through the tunnel in the mountain, and into the village." Also, it seems like a short sentence for such a relatively long trip.
fire1Q2) Is "behind, across, through,
0I walked behind them across the street through the tunnel in the mountain into the village.
It's not entirely clear from the structure of the sentence, but it appears that the four underlined elements are intended to form a coordination of PPs, each functioning as complement of walked.
Within the third PP is the smaller PP in the mounta
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