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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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on property

0The guard claimed the van, owned by a Mamacitas employee, was on property he was hired to patrol. The van owner denied that.02br
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00What's the meaning of on property here? In the driveway?02br
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0 We don't know if it was on the driveway - we just know that the van was parked somewhere on the property that he was hired to patrol.0-
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0 although we don't know this for sure, as the guard CLAIMED the van was parked on the property - he may not have been telling the truth!0-
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0Thanks Optilang.0-
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01cite10New2grammar12cite10... on property he was hired to patrol ...12br
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10What's the meaning of on property here? In the driveway?12br
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10 property = land (the territory, zone, area, ... that he was hired to patrol)02br
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0With land as the substitute, on property makes so much sense. Thanks, CJ!!!0-
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