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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Jumped / fell into
Can I say,
(a) Peter jumped into (the) water to save the boy.
(b) The boy fell into the water accidentally.
P/s: Normally, we only say "fell / jumped into the river", but do we use "fell / jumped into water"?
(a) Peter jumped into (the) water to save the boy.
(b) The boy fell into the water accidentally.
P/s: Normally, we only say "fell / jumped into the river", but do we use "fell / jumped into water"?
Top answer
(a) Peter jumped into the water to save the boy. (b) The boy fell into the water accidentally. -- Yes, it is usually OK.
- (a) Peter jumped into the water to save the boy.
- (b) The boy fell into the water accidentally.
- -- Yes, it is usually OK.
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(a) Peter jumped into the water to save the boy.
(b) The boy fell into the water accidentally.
P/s: Normally, we only say "fell / jumped into the river", but do we use "fell / jumped into the water"?-- Yes, it is usually OK.
(b) The boy fell into the water accidentally.
P/s: Normally, we only say "fell / jumped into the river", but do we use "fell / jumped into the water"?-- Yes, it is usually OK.
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