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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Prepositions. Please help

Hello everyone,

My question is when can I omit prep. after conj. such as and/or

For example:

In the early morning, the food that had been laid out for the dead is thrown into a river or into the sea as it is considered unlucky for anyone living to eat it.

Can I omit "into" after "or" here and why I can or can't?

Thank you.
  

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Can I omit "into" after "or" here and why I can or can't? Yes. In the early morning, the food that had been laid out for the dead is thrown into a river or into the sea , as it is considered unlucky for anyone living to eat it.

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  • Can I omit "into" after "or" here and why I can or can't?
  • Yes.
  • In the early morning, the food that had been laid out for the dead is thrown into a river or into the sea , as it is considered unlucky for anyone living to eat it.
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Can I omit "into" after "or" here and why I can or can't? Yes.

In the early morning, the food that had been laid out for the dead is thrown into a river or into the sea, as it is considered unlucky for anyone living to eat it.
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Thank you for the reply.Emotion: smile

How about this sentence:

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AnonymousI spare no effort in learning grammar and in enriching vocabulary.
Is it wrong to keep the second "in" ?
No, it is not wrong, it is simply a stylistic choice.

You are asking about "compound" nouns.

English grammar allows a list of noun phrases (A, B, C, ...and D) to be put in place of a single noun.

Compound subject:
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