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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Is "from" necessary?

"He yelled at him [from] across the room."

If not then why?
  

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Anonymous Is "from" necessary? No. It depends whether you focus on the sound of the yelling traveling across the room (yelled across the room) or on the position he (the subject) was in when he yelled (yelled from across the room).

  • Anonymous Is "from" necessary?
  • No.
  • It depends whether you focus on the sound of the yelling traveling across the room (yelled across the room) or on the position he (the subject) was in when he yelled (yelled from across the room).
  • Personally, I prefer it with "from" if that makes any difference to you.
  • CJ
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Anonymous Is "from" necessary?
No. It depends whether you focus on the sound of the yelling traveling across the room (yelled across the room) or on the position he (the subject) was in when he yelled (yelled from across the room).

Personally, I prefer it with "from" if that makes any difference to you.

CJ

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