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Hanuman_2000 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
On a board/onto a board
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1.She had also pinned a "count your calories" chart, prepared by her herself, "on" a board in the dinning room.
2. She had also pinned a "count your calories" chart, prepared by her herself, "onto" a board in the dinning room.
a) Does "count a calories" here show the tittle of the chart? functions as an adjective?
b)"on" a aboard or "onto" a board?
Which is correct?
Thanks?
1.She had also pinned a "count your calories" chart, prepared by her herself, "on" a board in the dinning room.
2. She had also pinned a "count your calories" chart, prepared by her herself, "onto" a board in the dinning room.
a) Does "count a calories" here show the tittle of the chart? functions as an adjective?
b)"on" a aboard or "onto" a board?
Which is correct?
Thanks?
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( a ) Yes, it is the title of the chart, and adjective here. ( b ) 'Onto' is formally correct, since pinning is a verb of action/movement toward the board, but 'on' is widely used and probably acceptable in standard English nowadays. I at least have about given up teaching the difference; it is not worth the effort, except for language proficiency tests.
- ( a ) Yes, it is the title of the chart, and adjective here.
- ( b ) 'Onto' is formally correct, since pinning is a verb of action/movement toward the board, but 'on' is widely used and probably acceptable in standard English nowadays.
- I at least have about given up teaching the difference; it is not worth the effort, except for language proficiency tests.
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( a ) Yes, it is the title of the chart, and adjective here.
( b ) 'Onto' is formally correct, since pinning is a verb of action/movement toward the board, but 'on' is widely used and probably acceptable in standard English nowadays. I at least have about given up teaching the difference; it is not worth the effort, except for language proficiency tests.
( b ) 'Onto' is formally correct, since pinning is a verb of action/movement toward the board, but 'on' is widely used and probably acceptable in standard English nowadays. I at least have about given up teaching the difference; it is not worth the effort, except for language proficiency tests.
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