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Dajanavuk Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
prepositions of movement
Dear everyone,
I teach English at a primary school in Croatia
(pre-intermediate level). On Monday,we had an English
competition where my student's answer "He walked to
the hotel from the station." wasn't expected as the
acceptable one. They insisted on "He walked from the
hotel to the station".
Would you accept my student's answer? I've found a
number of examples like this,especially in travel
guides.
This is very important for us because the next stop is
the State competition.
Could you, please,send me some reference?
Dajana Vukadin
Croatia
I teach English at a primary school in Croatia
(pre-intermediate level). On Monday,we had an English
competition where my student's answer "He walked to
the hotel from the station." wasn't expected as the
acceptable one. They insisted on "He walked from the
hotel to the station".
Would you accept my student's answer? I've found a
number of examples like this,especially in travel
guides.
This is very important for us because the next stop is
the State competition.
Could you, please,send me some reference?
Dajana Vukadin
Croatia
Top answer
Yes it is correct. The two versions are talking about the same journey but in different directions. the official - you start at the hotel and finish at the station.
- Yes it is correct.
- The two versions are talking about the same journey but in different directions.
- the official - you start at the hotel and finish at the station.
- your student's - you start at the station and finish at the hotel.
- IF the question was 'He walked --- the hotel ----the station' then there is no way to tell which direction the person walked.
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Yes it is correct.
The two versions are talking about the same journey but in different directions.
the official - you start at the hotel and finish at the station.
your student's - you start at the station and finish at the hotel.
IF the question was 'He walked --- the hotel ----the station' then there is no way to tell which direction the person walked. A rath
The two versions are talking about the same journey but in different directions.
the official - you start at the hotel and finish at the station.
your student's - you start at the station and finish at the hotel.
IF the question was 'He walked --- the hotel ----the station' then there is no way to tell which direction the person walked. A rath
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Nona is correct - it's a very unfair question. However, it seems to be that in those situations they want 'from' before 'to'. Therefore a good tactic might be to assume that they want to see the direction as going from somewhere to somewhere else.
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TidusNona is correct - it's a very unfair question. However, it seems to be that in those situations they want 'from' before 'to'. Therefore a good tactic might be to assume that they want to see the direction as going from somewhere to somewhere else.Unfortunately, one must often "assume" what the person who wrote th
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Even if we reverse the to and from phrases to obtain:
He walked from the station to the hotel. (Student's response.)
He walked from the hotel to to
"He walked to the hotel from the station." wasn't expected as the acceptable one. They insisted on "He walked from the hotel to the station".
Even if we reverse the to and from phrases to obtain:
He walked from the station to the hotel. (Student's response.)
He walked from the hotel to to
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...thanks for your answers
The question was:
"He walked ___ the hotel ____ the station"
and the instruction "Fill in the missing prepositions"
The question was:
"He walked ___ the hotel ____ the station"
and the instruction "Fill in the missing prepositions"
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Hi,
There seems to be no requirement that only from/to should be used.
Another correct answer could be
A: "Why was he late for the meeting?".
B: "He walked from the hotel _at the station." (ie He should have taken a cab.)
There are lots of other possib
There seems to be no requirement that only from/to should be used.
Another correct answer could be
A: "Why was he late for the meeting?".
B: "He walked from the hotel _at the station." (ie He should have taken a cab.)
There are lots of other possib
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In that case:
He walked toward the hotel above the station.
He walked beside the hotel near the station.
He walked into the hotel by the station.
They may as well have said. Fill in the missing words:
_____ _______ ______ _______ ________ _______ _______ _____.
He walked toward the hotel above the station.
He walked beside the hotel near the station.
He walked into the hotel by the station.
They may as well have said. Fill in the missing words:
_____ _______ ______ _______ ________ _______ _______ _____.
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Hi,
Don't forget that we are dealing with people who say you can use 'from/to' but not 'to/from'.
It would be good
Don't forget that we are dealing with people who say you can use 'from/to' but not 'to/from'.
It would be good
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I am trying to imagine what "rule" the judges are using here to determine the correct answer, since both answers are correct. The only thing I was able to come up with is to rearrange the sentence, putting the first prepositional phrase at the start.:
____ the hotel, he walked ______ the station.
In this example, "From.... to" is much more logical that "To..... from"
____ the hotel, he walked ______ the station.
In this example, "From.... to" is much more logical that "To..... from"
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