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Hela Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
prepositions 27/01
Dear teachers,
Are all of these expressions possible here, please?
1) Trapped indoors BY / BECAUSE OF the heavy rain Robert became increasingly bored.
2) I bought a lot of fruit IN / FROM the market.
See you later,
Hela
Are all of these expressions possible here, please?
1) Trapped indoors BY / BECAUSE OF the heavy rain Robert became increasingly bored.
2) I bought a lot of fruit IN / FROM the market.
See you later,
Hela
Top answer
" "in the market" is odd - one assumes you were inside when you bought the fruit and that preposition is therefore unnecessary. "
- " "in the market" is odd - one assumes you were inside when you bought the fruit and that preposition is therefore unnecessary.
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1) Either of these is fine, but you need a comma after the word "rain."
2) I'd use "at the market." "in the market" is odd - one assumes you were inside when you bought the fruit and that preposition is therefore unnecessary. Unless you wanted to somehow emphasize THAT market, I'd also not use "from." Here's how it could be used: "Do you know the market on 15th street?" "Yes, I bought
2) I'd use "at the market." "in the market" is odd - one assumes you were inside when you bought the fruit and that preposition is therefore unnecessary. Unless you wanted to somehow emphasize THAT market, I'd also not use "from." Here's how it could be used: "Do you know the market on 15th street?" "Yes, I bought
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Thanks grammar geek.
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HelaThanks grammar geek.All those forms are fine in BrEng. I'd begin a new sentence or add a conjunction after "rain".
Does somebody have a different opinion or do you all agree with him/her?
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Hi again, Hela.
I agree with Grammar Geek.
Milky posted two suggestions to "improve" sentence #1, but either would be wrong.
"Trapped indoors BY / BECAUSE OF the heavy rain" can't possibly stand alone as a grammatically correct sentence. It's a non-finite clause and, as such, dependent on a main clause that has to be present. That's why you can't start a new sentence aft
I agree with Grammar Geek.
Milky posted two suggestions to "improve" sentence #1, but either would be wrong.
"Trapped indoors BY / BECAUSE OF the heavy rain" can't possibly stand alone as a grammatically correct sentence. It's a non-finite clause and, as such, dependent on a main clause that has to be present. That's why you can't start a new sentence aft
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Dear Miriam,
Here is the sentence: "Trapped indoors BY / BECAUSE OF the heavy rain Robert became increasingly bored."
What I'd like to know if I can use BECAUSE OF here instead of BY and still have a correct sentence.
See you.
Here is the sentence: "Trapped indoors BY / BECAUSE OF the heavy rain Robert became increasingly bored."
What I'd like to know if I can use BECAUSE OF here instead of BY and still have a correct sentence.
See you.
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Hello Hela
1) Trapped indoors BY / BECAUSE OF the heavy rain, Robert became increasingly bored.
– both are fine in BrE.
BY designates the agent; BECAUSE OF designates the cause. "Trapped" is a participle, and relates to "Robert". (Happily, it doesn't dangle.)
2) I bought a lot of fruit IN / FROM the market.
– both fine, in BrE: but IN suggests a covere
1) Trapped indoors BY / BECAUSE OF the heavy rain, Robert became increasingly bored.
– both are fine in BrE.
BY designates the agent; BECAUSE OF designates the cause. "Trapped" is a participle, and relates to "Robert". (Happily, it doesn't dangle.)
2) I bought a lot of fruit IN / FROM the market.
– both fine, in BrE: but IN suggests a covere
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