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Vincent Teo Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

preposition

0Can I say,02br
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00(a) They helped to unload the boxes from / down / by the back of truck.02br
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00(b) They put the boxes in / into / at the back of truck. 02br
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00(c) He forgot to off the light.02br
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00(d) She wears a necklace of / with diamonds.02br
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00(e) He threw a stone to / at / with the cat.02br
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00 He uses a stone (to) throw (to / at / with ) the cat.02br
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00(f) There is / are nothing in / inside the box.02br
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00(g) He went to Korea in / at / on the aeroplane.0-
  

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0 a) from02br 00b) at02br 00c) switch off02br 00d) I'd say: a diamond necklace02br 00e) at02br 00f) There is nothing in (or inside) the box02br 00g) I'd say: by aeroplane0-

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  • 0 a) from02br 00b) at02br 00c) switch off02br 00d) I'd say: a diamond necklace02br 00e) at02br 00f) There is nothing in (or inside) the box02br 00g) I'd say: by aeroplane0-
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0 a) from02br
00b) at02br
00c) switch off02br
00d) I'd say: a diamond necklace02br
00e) at02br
00f) There is nothing in (or inside) the box02br
00g) I'd say: by aeroplane0-
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0 are there wrong ? What I gave the sentences that are wrong? 0-
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0(g) He went to Korea in / at / on the aeroplane. 02br
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00Anon. suggested you to use 01i00by.02i0-
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01cite10Doll12cite10Anon. suggested you to use 11i10by.12i12br
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10Anon. suggested 01b00you use02b00 01i00by.02i02br
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00Anon. suggested 01b00that02b00 01b00you use0
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0 Thank you Anon for your suggesting me use suggestion only in forms written above. 0-
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0Thanks. but if I use them, are they ok?02br
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00(b) They put the boxes in / into the back of truck. (are they wrong?)02br
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00(d) She wears a necklace of diamonds.02br
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00(e) He threw a stone to / at / with the cat. (why can't I use "to"? )02br
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00 He uses a stone (to) throw (to / at / with ) the
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01cite10Vincent Teo12cite10Thanks. but if I use them, are they ok?12br
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10(b) They put the boxes11b10 in / into12b10 the back of truck. (are they wrong?) 11font10Either can be used12font12br
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10(d) She wears a necklace of dia
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0 Hi Vincent Teo01i02br
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00(b) They put the boxes in / into the back of truck.02i00 --> They put the boxes in / into the back of 01font01b00the02b02font00 truck. (Both prepositions are OK)02br
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01i00(d) She wears a necklace of diamonds. 02i00--&g
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0 No apology needed - it all helps! And you found an error I missed [H]0-
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