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HUBLOT Posted 14 years ago
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Run head-on into . . .
http://www.khsltv.com/content/localnews/story/Man-Arrested-Twice-in-Connection-with-Stolen/6tZYKApFIUGupg28DDF0ew.cspx
The chase ended when Stephens tried to turn around in an orchard off of Cana Highway and ran head-on into a police vehicle.
Would it be correct to say ran into a police vehicle head-on instead of ran head-on into a police vehicle?
The chase ended when Stephens tried to turn around in an orchard off of Cana Highway and ran head-on into a police vehicle.
Would it be correct to say ran into a police vehicle head-on instead of ran head-on into a police vehicle?
Top answer
Both versions are correct.
- Both versions are correct.
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I disagree that the second version is the same as the original. You have the verb "to run," and you also have variants of this, like "to run into," "to run smack into," "to run aground," "to run afoul," etc. Here you have another variant, "to run head-on into." If you separate the elements of this as, "ran into a police vehicle head-on," you no longer have the original verb "to run head-on into
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HUBLOT,
In the context of a news report, the two versions are clear, understandable and will mean exactly the same to most English speakers.
If you ever need to provide a grammatical analysis of the structures, Anonymous has supplied one.
Rover
HUBLOT,
In the context of a news report, the two versions are clear, understandable and will mean exactly the same to most English speakers.
If you ever need to provide a grammatical analysis of the structures, Anonymous has supplied one.
Rover
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