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Lbc Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Question about "in the distance"
Hi!
#a) "The Statue of Liberty could be seen in the distance"
#b) "The Statue of Liberty could be seen far in the distance"
#c) "In the distance, he could hear a dog barking"
#d) "In the distance, he could see a green hill"
1) Are the above sentences correct?
2) If they are actually correct, but sound too "formal" (or anything else), could anybody reword them in a different/more usual way?
3) If #c and #d are correct, is the comma after distance always required, or could I just say "In the distance he could hear/see..."?
4) Which is the usual/correct position for "In the distance" (at the beginning or at the end of the clause)?
Thank you very much for any help!
#a) "The Statue of Liberty could be seen in the distance"
#b) "The Statue of Liberty could be seen far in the distance"
#c) "In the distance, he could hear a dog barking"
#d) "In the distance, he could see a green hill"
1) Are the above sentences correct?
2) If they are actually correct, but sound too "formal" (or anything else), could anybody reword them in a different/more usual way?
3) If #c and #d are correct, is the comma after distance always required, or could I just say "In the distance he could hear/see..."?
4) Which is the usual/correct position for "In the distance" (at the beginning or at the end of the clause)?
Thank you very much for any help!
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Hi, Welcome to the forum. #a) "The Statue of Liberty could be seen in the distance " #b) "The Statue of Liberty could be seen far in the distance " #c) " In the distance, he could hear a dog barking" #d) " In the distance , he could see a green hill" 1) Are the above sentences correct? Yes.
- Hi, Welcome to the forum.
- #a) "The Statue of Liberty could be seen in the distance " #b) "The Statue of Liberty could be seen far in the distance " #c) " In the distance, he could hear a dog barking" #d) " In the distance , he could see a green hill" 1) Are the above sentences correct?
- Yes.
- 2) If they are actually correct, but sound too "formal" (or anything else), They sound OK could anybody reword them in a different/more usual way?
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Hi,
Welcome to the forum.
#a) "The Statue of Liberty could be seen in the distance"
#b) "The Statue of Liberty could be seen far in the distance"
#c) "In the distance, he could hear a dog barking"
#d) "In the distance, he could see a green hill"
1) Are the above sentences correct? Yes.
2) If they are actua
Welcome to the forum.
#a) "The Statue of Liberty could be seen in the distance"
#b) "The Statue of Liberty could be seen far in the distance"
#c) "In the distance, he could hear a dog barking"
#d) "In the distance, he could see a green hill"
1) Are the above sentences correct? Yes.
2) If they are actua
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