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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Shot in
"The guard shot the boy in the leg."
"The guard shot the boy near the collarbone."
Why don't we use a preposition in the second sentence as we have used "in" in the first sentence ?
"The guard shot the boy near the collarbone."
Why don't we use a preposition in the second sentence as we have used "in" in the first sentence ?
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You could if he was shot in the collarbone, but he wasn't; he was shot near it.
- You could if he was shot in the collarbone, but he wasn't; he was shot near it.
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You could if he was shot in the collarbone, but he wasn't; he was shot near it.
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"The guard shot him near the collarbone."
Can this sentence also mean that the bullet flew by the side of the collarbone but did not hit him ?
Can this sentence also mean that the bullet flew by the side of the collarbone but did not hit him ?
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