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New2grammar Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

second right drawer from top

1. I remember I kept your wallet in the second right drawer of your desk.

2. I remember I kept your wallet in the second right drawer from top of your desk

Are they correct?

Thanks in advance.
  

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New2grammar 1. I remember I kept your wallet in the second right drawer of your desk. OK 2.

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  • New2grammar 1.
  • I remember I kept your wallet in the second right drawer of your desk.
  • OK 2.
  • I remember I kept your wallet in the second right drawer from top of your desk Not Ok - "from the top in your desk" Are they correct?
  • Thanks in advance.
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New2grammar1. I remember I kept your wallet in the second right drawer of your desk. OK

2. I remember I kept your wallet in the second right drawer from top of your desk Not Ok - "from the top in your desk"

Are they correct?

Thanks in advance.
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So, the corrected sentence #2 is:

I remember I kept your wallet in the second right drawer from the top in your desk.

The repeated in sounds weird to me. The first in is used to indicate the location of the wallet is inside the drawer. Could you explain the purpose of the second in?

Thanks!
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The drawer is in the desk. You could say "the second drawer down on the right of your desk". That will avoid the double "in".
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Or:

in the second desk drawer from the top on the right

CJ
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