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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Is hopping

Can I say,

(a) The frog is hopping from one rock to another / to the other rock.

(b) The frog is hopping on / in the pond.

(c) The frog is hopping from one stone to the other stone.
  

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Vincent Teo (a) The frog is hopping from one rock to another / to the other rock. Yes Vincent Teo (b) The frog is hopping on / in the pond. Unless the pond is frozen, a frog probably cannot hop on it.

— Yankee

  • Vincent Teo (a) The frog is hopping from one rock to another / to the other rock.
  • Yes Vincent Teo (b) The frog is hopping on / in the pond.
  • Unless the pond is frozen, a frog probably cannot hop on it.
  • The preposition "in" is better.
  • Vincent Teo (c) The frog is hopping from one stone to the other stone.
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Vincent Teo(a) The frog is hopping from one rock to another / to the other rock.
Yes
Vincent Teo(b) The frog is hopping on / in the pond.
Unless the pond is frozen, a frog probably cannot hop on it. The preposition "in" is better.
Vincent Teo(c) The frog is hopping from one stone to the o
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