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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
playing sandcastles
Can I say,
(a) They are playing sandcastles beside the beach. (why can't we use "beside the beach"?)
(b) They are making a sandcastle by the beach. (why can't we use "by the beach"?)
(a) They are playing sandcastles beside the beach. (why can't we use "beside the beach"?)
(b) They are making a sandcastle by the beach. (why can't we use "by the beach"?)
Top answer
-- They are not beside or by the beach; they are on or at it.
- -- They are not beside or by the beach; they are on or at it.
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(a) They are playing at/with sandcastles at/on the beach.-- They are not beside or by the beach; they are on or at it.
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