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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
on /at / to the floor
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02 br
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02 br
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02 br
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0 Hellow, below is my attempt: 02 br 02 br 00 (a) The oranges scattered on the floor. — OK 02 br 02 br 00 (b) There are oranges scattered the / to the floor. 02 br 02 br 00 (c) The oranges scattered / are scattered on the floor.
- 0 Hellow, below is my attempt: 02 br 02 br 00 (a) The oranges scattered on the floor.
- — OK 02 br 02 br 00 (b) There are oranges scattered the / to the floor.
- 02 br 02 br 00 (c) The oranges scattered / are scattered on the floor.
- 02 br 02 br 00 (d) Oranges were scattered down on the floor.
- 02 br 02 br 00 (e) The orange of Shines was scattered on the floor.
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0 Hellow, below is my attempt: 02 br
02 br
00 (a) The oranges scattered on the floor. — OK 02 br
02 br
00 (b) There are oranges scattered the / to the floor. — neither is ok, use "on" or "across". 02 br
02 br
00 (c) The oranges scattered / are scattered on the floor. — both OK, but different meanings. 02 br
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02 br
00 (a) The oranges scattered on the floor. — OK 02 br
02 br
00 (b) There are oranges scattered the / to the floor. — neither is ok, use "on" or "across". 02 br
02 br
00 (c) The oranges scattered / are scattered on the floor. — both OK, but different meanings. 02 br
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0 About "scattered", I would say , "were scattered" because the oranges fell by itself. 0-
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0 You should differtiate between: 02 br
02 br
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02 br
00 1) "Were scattered" as a stative verb ("When I came, strange orange ***** were scattered all over the floor.") 02 br
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00 If the case is the latter, it is only needed when you want to treat t
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