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Zoltán Király Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Is this a preposition of place?
The horse is jumping over the fence.
Is "over" a preposition of place? It works the same way as "behind" and "front" which I think are also prepositions of place. Right?
Is "over" a preposition of place? It works the same way as "behind" and "front" which I think are also prepositions of place. Right?
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Zoltán Király Is "over" a preposition of place? No; because the verb is an action verb, 'over' is a preposition of direction. The equivalent preposition of place is 'above'.
- Zoltán Király Is "over" a preposition of place?
- No; because the verb is an action verb, 'over' is a preposition of direction.
- The equivalent preposition of place is 'above'.
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Zoltán KirályIs "over" a preposition of place?No; because the verb is an action verb, 'over' is a preposition of direction. The equivalent preposition of place is 'above'.
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Thank you for all the answers. I greatly appreciate your time.
I have one more question:
The woman is climbing onto the sailboat.
The girl is climbing onto the table.
In the sentences above, is "onto" also a preposition of direction/movement?
I have one more question:
The woman is climbing onto the sailboat.
The girl is climbing onto the table.
In the sentences above, is "onto" also a preposition of direction/movement?
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Zoltán KirályThe woman is climbing onto the sailboat.The girl is climbing onto the table.In the sentences above, is "onto" also a preposition of direction/movement?Yes. The correlate preposition of place/location is 'on'.
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