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Hanuman_2000 Posted 19 years ago
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0Hello,02br
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00We say " He looked left." Here no article before the word "left"02br
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00But "He came from the left." Here "the" has been used before the noun "left".02br
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00Could anybody explain it , why so?0-
  

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02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-

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0Hi,02br
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01font00We say " He looked left." Here no article before the word "left"02font00 It's because the word is an adverb in this sentence.02br
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01font00But "He came from the left." Here "the" has been used before the noun "left".02font00 Here, the word is a no
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0 In that context, 01i00left02i00 means 01i00to his left (side)02i00 or 01i00to the left02i00, and 01i00right02i00 means 01i00to his right (side)02i00 or01i00 to the right02i00.02br
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00 It is similar to02br
01i00He w
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0Hello,02br
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00Thanks Sir(CJ).02br
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001. He went to his home.02br
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00Here "home" as noun. 02br
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00But when we say "He went home." Here "home" is an adverb?0-
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0 Yes. A preposition followed by its noun object (01i00to his home02i00) often serves the same function as an adverb (01i00home02i00).02br
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0Hello,02br
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00I was reading a book, that book says 02br
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001. I went home.02br
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00It says never use " I went to home."02br
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00Is that correct?0-
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0 That is correct.02br
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00 Use 01i00I went home02i00. Not 01i00I went to home02i00.02br
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00 You can use 01i00I went to my home02i00, but that is not at all what people normally say because that's what 01i00I went home02i00 already means.02br
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