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Veronica 222 Posted 13 years ago
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We are on (in, at, under, above,about..) here (there). I saw her (on, in, under...)here( there)
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Is there some sense of using of these prepositions in combination with adverbs "here" and "there"?
  

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Yes, some prepositions can be used with "here" and "there" but only when the place indicated has a direct antecedent or implicit reference: A (outside, yelling): Joe, where are you? Joe (yelling from inside the house): I'm in here . A: Where did I leave my keys?

  • Yes, some prepositions can be used with "here" and "there" but only when the place indicated has a direct antecedent or implicit reference: A (outside, yelling): Joe, where are you?
  • Joe (yelling from inside the house): I'm in here .
  • A: Where did I leave my keys?
  • B (pointing): They are over there, on the kitchen counter.
  • ): It must be somewhere under here.
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Yes, some prepositions can be used with "here" and "there" but only when the place indicated has a direct antecedent or implicit reference:

A (outside, yelling): Joe, where are you?
Joe (yelling from inside the house): I'm in here.

A: Where did I leave my keys?
B (pointing): They are over there, on the kitchen counter.

A (looking through a

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