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Mamger Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Preposition Question
As Antarctic glaciers collapse ---- the sea, scientists struggle to find out what that means ---- the rise of sea levels.
A) against / in
B) over / to
C) around / along
D) on / for
E) from / behind
Yet another question taken from notorious YDS Test. B and D are thought to be POSSIBLE ANSWERS. I'd like to hear what you can say about these possibilities. Please watch out, this Test is prepared by a state, publicly-funded organisation.
And there are many looking for a plausible explanation for the "impossibility" of OVER in this context.
A) against / in
B) over / to
C) around / along
D) on / for
E) from / behind
Yet another question taken from notorious YDS Test. B and D are thought to be POSSIBLE ANSWERS. I'd like to hear what you can say about these possibilities. Please watch out, this Test is prepared by a state, publicly-funded organisation.
And there are many looking for a plausible explanation for the "impossibility" of OVER in this context.Top answer
Neither 'over' nor 'on' are reasonable prepositions there. Into/for.
- Neither 'over' nor 'on' are reasonable prepositions there.
- Into/for.
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Neither 'over' nor 'on' are reasonable prepositions there. Into/for.
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That's way we like you.
The original text used by the tester includes TOWARDS.
The original text used by the tester includes TOWARDS.
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As glaciers collapse toward the sea, scientists struggle to figure out how fast the southern continent is melting and what that means for sea-level rise.
SOURCE:
SOURCE:
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Well, the Scientific American writers are not necessarily grammar purists. Glaciers flow toward the sea and then collapse into it.
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Any "in the direction of" expression would be understandable, at least.
Thank you very much for your consideration.
Thank you very much for your consideration.
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