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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Pass vs. pass by vs. get passed
A. Is this train going to pass X station?
B. Is this train going to pass by X station?
C. Is this train going to get passed X station?
D. Is this train going to go passed X station?
E. Is this train going to take me to X station?
1. Which of the sentences above is/are natural?
2. Is there any difference in meaning among the answers in #1?
3. Do pass (by) and get/go passed mean the train is stopping at X station? If not, should I say "stop by X station" or "stop by at X station" or "stop at X station"?
4. I wonder if it should be get/go past instead of get/go passed. Which one is correct?
Please advise. Thank you in advance.
B. Is this train going to pass by X station?
C. Is this train going to get passed X station?
D. Is this train going to go passed X station?
E. Is this train going to take me to X station?
1. Which of the sentences above is/are natural?
2. Is there any difference in meaning among the answers in #1?
3. Do pass (by) and get/go passed mean the train is stopping at X station? If not, should I say "stop by X station" or "stop by at X station" or "stop at X station"?
4. I wonder if it should be get/go past instead of get/go passed. Which one is correct?
Please advise. Thank you in advance.
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A. Is this train going to pass X station? correct and natural B.
- A.
- Is this train going to pass X station?
- correct and natural B.
- Is this train going to pass by X station?
- correct and natural, has the same meaning as 1 but a little more formal.
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A. Is this train going to pass X station? correct and natural
B. Is this train going to pass by X station? correct and natural, has the same meaning as 1 but a little more formal.
C. Is this train going to get passed X station? to get past rather than passed. This is only natural if there is some reason that the train should not get past for example a blockage on the li
B. Is this train going to pass by X station? correct and natural, has the same meaning as 1 but a little more formal.
C. Is this train going to get passed X station? to get past rather than passed. This is only natural if there is some reason that the train should not get past for example a blockage on the li
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Thank you very much, Louise, for your detailed and clear explanations. You've covered everything I needed to know. Cheers. 
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