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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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line against/along

0Class, please divide into two groups and line [against/along] the side walls. 02br
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00Are both preposition OK?02br
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0The prepositions are both fine and natural, but in AmE we'd add a third, so to speak. We use the expression (idiom) "line up" to form a line. "0-

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  • 0The prepositions are both fine and natural, but in AmE we'd add a third, so to speak.
  • We use the expression (idiom) "line up" to form a line.
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0The prepositions are both fine and natural, but in AmE we'd add a third, so to speak. We use the expression (idiom) "line up" to form a line. I guess BrE is "que." I don't know if it can stand alone, or if it's "que up," or if I'm spelling it correctly.02br
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00I wonder if "up'" becomes an adverb in "line up."0-
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0Search:02br
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00for 02br
01b00"lined along the walls"02b02br
01b00"lined against the walls"02b02br
00and you'll see that both work. 02br
00However, "against" means close or even in contact with the walls, which the other doesn't. 02br
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0Hi Marius,02br
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00Is there an imperative verb form of "lined," as would be required for the sentence?02br
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00Thanks, - A.0-
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