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Sitifan Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

"go up (to) the hill"

1. He went up to the hill.

2. He went up the hill.

What's the difference in meaning between the above two sentences?
  

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With #1, he goes to the base of the hill, but this stops short of his ascention. With #2, he simply went up the hill.

  • With #1, he goes to the base of the hill, but this stops short of his ascention.
  • With #2, he simply went up the hill.
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With #1, he goes to the base of the hill, but this stops short of his ascention.

With #2, he simply went up the hill.
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The car is too old to the hill.

Is the above sentence acceptable?
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The car is too old to make it up the hill.

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