I Jumped on the table
I am a little confused about the sentence above.
Is it "I Jumped from the floor then was on the table" or
"I was on the table then jumped on the table then still be on the table"?
And "on" seems like "onto".
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olive mango And "on" seems like "onto". That is what makes the sentence ambiguous. Native speakers are not very careful with 'in/into' and 'on/onto'; they rely instead on context or common sense to communicate the right meaning.
- olive mango And "on" seems like "onto".
- That is what makes the sentence ambiguous.
- Native speakers are not very careful with 'in/into' and 'on/onto'; they rely instead on context or common sense to communicate the right meaning.
- Your sentence has no context, but common sense or probability suggests that the jumper leapt from the floor to the table.
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olive mangoAnd "on" seems like "onto".
That is what makes the sentence ambiguous. Native speakers are not very careful with 'in/into' and 'on/onto'; they rely instead on context or common sense to communicate the right meaning.
Your sentence has no context, but common sense or probability suggests that the jumper leapt from the floor to the table.
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