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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

rolls

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1blockquote 01cite 10Vincent Teo12cite 12br 10Can I say,12br 12br 10(a) The ball rolls on the stairs. 11font 10This sounds like it goes along one stair, but not down12font 12br 12br 10(b) The ball rolls down the stairs. 11font 10This is the most idiomatic12font 12br 12br 10(c) The ball11del 10s12del 10 rolls the stairs.

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  • 1blockquote 01cite 10Vincent Teo12cite 12br 10Can I say,12br 12br 10(a) The ball rolls on the stairs.
  • 11font 10This sounds like it goes along one stair, but not down12font 12br 12br 10(b) The ball rolls down the stairs.
  • 11font 10This is the most idiomatic12font 12br 12br 10(c) The ball11del 10s12del 10 rolls the stairs.
  • 12font 12br 12blockquote 1-
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01cite10Vincent Teo12cite12br
10Can I say,12br
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10(a) The ball rolls on the stairs. 11font10This sounds like it goes along one stair, but not down12font12br
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10(b) The ball rolls down the stairs. 11font10This is the mos
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0Can I say,02br
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0Can I say,02br
00 The old woman fell off the stairs on/ in the bus. 0-
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01cite10Vincent Teo12cite10Can I say, 12br
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10The ball rolls from the stairs. 12br
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10I suppose - but it sounds like it falls off the side fo the stairs directly down, and not down one stair at a time. 12br
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0The old woman fell off the stairs in the bus.>>> It means woman is in the bus and while going upstairs or may be coming downstairs, she fell, but then this is true only if it's a double-decker bus .02br
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00Generally it should be02br
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00The old woman fell off the stairs of the bus( case be any may be while going upstairs or coming downstai
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0 So, 02br
00The ball rolls from the stairs. 02br
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0Is it the correct way to say what?02br
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00Did the ball fall off the side of the stairs?02br
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00Did the ball roll down the stairs one by one? 02br
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00I don't know because I don't know what you want to say!0-
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