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Tuongvan Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

see him beaten

0Hi teachers , 02br
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00Can I say " I saw him beaten by a policeman in the street"02br
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0 01h1 00once i have been beaten up by a person sad05002h1 00 010id82

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01cite10Tuongvan12cite10Can I say " I saw him beaten by a policeman in the street" 12blockquote
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0Shouldn't the proposition preceding the street be "on"?0-
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01cite10New2grammar12cite10Shouldn't the proposition preceding the street be "on"?12blockquote
10 Either way is OK. I think (AmE) that in this context 01i00in the street02i00 means in the area on the roadway between sidewalks, while 01i00on the street02i00 means on the
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0Is that why the preferred/correct preposition is 'on' for "He's living on the streets". Or else, he would be run over in no time. 05002br
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00By the way, should I use the plural streets or the singular?02br
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