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Moon7296 Posted 15 years ago
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Refer to / come across
1. I referred to her book and to several others. (0)
2. I came across these letters and across some family photographs. (x)
It is said that No.1 is correct and No.2 is incorrect. (because 'refer to' in No.1 can form PP coordination.)
It looks come across in No2 is the same type as 'refer to' in No.1, doesn't it?
2. I came across these letters and across some family photographs. (x)
It is said that No.1 is correct and No.2 is incorrect. (because 'refer to' in No.1 can form PP coordination.)
It looks come across in No2 is the same type as 'refer to' in No.1, doesn't it?
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I see nothing wrong with #2, though the preposition is optional (as it is in #1). 'It is said' by whom?
- I see nothing wrong with #2, though the preposition is optional (as it is in #1).
- 'It is said' by whom?
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I see nothing wrong with #2, though the preposition is optional (as it is in #1). 'It is said' by whom?
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Thanks MC.
So you mean the preposition 'to' in #1 and 'across' in #2 after 'and' are optional. (that's why the sentence #2 is also correct as #1, isn't it?)
'It is said' by the exam question maker who used some source regarding prepositional verbs. Again, I think this question maker made a wrong(or at least ambiguous) question because you(native speaker) say #2 is not wrong.
So you mean the preposition 'to' in #1 and 'across' in #2 after 'and' are optional. (that's why the sentence #2 is also correct as #1, isn't it?)
'It is said' by the exam question maker who used some source regarding prepositional verbs. Again, I think this question maker made a wrong(or at least ambiguous) question because you(native speaker) say #2 is not wrong.
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So you mean the preposition 'to' in #1 and 'across' in #2 after 'and' are optional. (that's why the sentence #2 is also correct as #1, isn't it?) -- Yes, that's right.
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