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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

loading

Can I Say,

(A) He is loading (the things) from the lorry.

(b) He is loading the boxes from the lorry.

(c) He is loading up / down the goods from the lorry.

(d) He is loading boxes in / to / into the lorry.

He is loading goods out of / from / out the lorry.
  

Top answer

Use these: (A) He is loading (the things) from the lorry. (= He is now loading the things previously removed from the lorry ) (b) He is loading the boxes from the lorry. ( as A ) (c) He is loading up the goods from the lorry.

— Mister Micawber

  • Use these: (A) He is loading (the things) from the lorry.
  • (= He is now loading the things previously removed from the lorry ) (b) He is loading the boxes from the lorry.
  • ( as A ) (c) He is loading up the goods from the lorry.
  • ( as A ) (d) He is loading boxes into the lorry.
  • Natural: He is unloading goods from the lorry.
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Use these:

(A) He is loading (the things) from the lorry. (= He is now loading the things previously removed from the lorry)

(b) He is loading the boxes from the lorry. (as A)

(c) He is loading up the goods from the lorry. (as A)

(d) He is loading boxes into the lorry.


Natural: He is unloading goods from the lorry.
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Can I say,
(a) He is loading goods onto the lorry.
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Can I say,

(A) He is loading many goods into the lorry.
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"Goods" can be counted? can we say "many goods"?
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I would interpret it as "many boxes containing goods" or something like that.
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