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Vincent Teo Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

from / on the ground

Do I say,

He picked the leaves from / on the ground.
  

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According to me He picked the leaves from the ground. thank you.

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  • According to me He picked the leaves from the ground.
  • thank you.
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According to me
He picked the leaves from the ground.
thank you.
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shawezAccording to me He picked the leaves from the ground.thank you.
It should be "In my opinion".
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Vincent TeoHe picked the leaves from / on the ground.
He picked them (up) off the ground.

CJ
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we should not use leaves in this case?
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shawez (we) We should not use leaves in this case?
Agree.
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shawezwe should not use leaves in this case?
You can use 'leaves'. I wrote 'them' merely as a pronoun substitute for 'leaves'.


He picked them (up) off the ground.

He picked the leaves (up) off the ground.


CJ
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Sorry, can't stop myself: "He leaves the pick on the ground."
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enoonSorry, can't stop myself: "He leaves the pick on the ground."
Aarrgh! Maybe next time you can try harder to stifle it.
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enoonSorry, can't stop myself: "He leaves the pick on the ground."
Can't understand it.Can you say in some detailed way why you wrote this.
thankyou.
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shawez enoonSorry, can't stop myself: "He leaves the pick on the ground."Can't understand it.Can you say in some detailed way why you wrote this.thankyou.
Again, I apologize. It was a joke. Both "leaves" and "pick" can be either a noun or a verb. I switched them. I was trying to make an amusing comment on the difficulty of learning a new language.
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