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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
lie on /lie stay / kneel down
Can I Say,
(A) The robbers asked the customers to lie on /lie stay on the floor.
(b) The robbers ordered the people to kneel (down) / squat (down) with their hands on the heads.
Are they same in meaning?
(A) The robbers asked the customers to lie on /lie stay on the floor.
(b) The robbers ordered the people to kneel (down) / squat (down) with their hands on the heads.
Are they same in meaning?
Top answer
Hi, Can I Say, (A) The robbers asked the customers to lie on /lie stay on the floor. Don't say 'lie stay'. (b) The robbers ordered the people to kneel (down) / squat (down) with their hands on the heads.
- Hi, Can I Say, (A) The robbers asked the customers to lie on /lie stay on the floor.
- Don't say 'lie stay'.
- (b) The robbers ordered the people to kneel (down) / squat (down) with their hands on the heads.
- Are they same in meaning?
- A) 'Lie on' means they were full-length on the floor.
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Hi,
Can I Say,
(A) The robbers asked the customers to lie on /lie stay on the floor. Don't say 'lie stay'.
(b) The robbers ordered the people to kneel (down) / squat (down) with their hands on the heads.
Are they same in meaning?
A) 'Lie on' means they were full-length on the floor.
B) 'Kneel down' means they were on their knees, their knees
Can I Say,
(A) The robbers asked the customers to lie on /lie stay on the floor. Don't say 'lie stay'.
(b) The robbers ordered the people to kneel (down) / squat (down) with their hands on the heads.
Are they same in meaning?
A) 'Lie on' means they were full-length on the floor.
B) 'Kneel down' means they were on their knees, their knees
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Which wprds are more suitable to be used?
Can Isay,
(a) I quickly lay flat on the floor. (what does it mean?)
Can Isay,
(a) I quickly lay flat on the floor. (what does it mean?)
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Hi,
Which wprds are more suitable to be used? It depends on what you mean. eg kneeling is very different from lying down.
Can Isay,
(a) I quickly lay flat on the floor. (what does it mean?) Yes. It means you lay full-length on the floor. Your whole body was on the floor.
Clive
Which wprds are more suitable to be used? It depends on what you mean. eg kneeling is very different from lying down.
Can Isay,
(a) I quickly lay flat on the floor. (what does it mean?) Yes. It means you lay full-length on the floor. Your whole body was on the floor.
Clive
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