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Hanuman_2000 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

going up

Hello,

1.When he heard them going up the path.

2. When he heard them going the path.

Is the word "up" is necessary in the sentence (1)?

What is the difference between the two sentences?

Thanks.
  

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The word "up" is absolutely necessary. The second sentence is not English. "up" is the preposition.

— CalifJim

  • The word "up" is absolutely necessary.
  • The second sentence is not English.
  • "up" is the preposition.
  • "the path" is the object of that preposition.
  • "to go" ("going") is not a transitive verb, so it cannot be followed directly by an object.
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The word "up" is absolutely necessary. The second sentence is not English.
"up" is the preposition. "the path" is the object of that preposition.
"to go" ("going") is not a transitive verb, so it cannot be followed directly by an object.

You can see something, you can wash something, you can find something, you can lift something, but you can't go something. "go" doesn'
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Hi,

You can't 'go a path', the verb doesn't take an object. You need a preposition.

1.When he heard them going up the path. Yes. Or 'down', for example.

2. When he heard them going the path.No.

With 'When', you have made this a subordinate clause. You need to complete the sentence by saying something like
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