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Pructus Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Some preposition issues
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1. Take the bomb down the area.
? Can this mean (A) “Take the bomb down at the area”?
Or it can mean (c) “Take the bomb down at a place which is located at the lower place than the area”?
2. Take the book down from the shelf.
? Can’t this be “Take the book down the shelf”, with the same meaning?
3. He walked down across the street.
? Does this mean (A) “He walked down at a place which is located across the street”?
Or (B) “He walked down following the course of the street”?
Or (C) both?
1. Take the bomb down the area.
? Can this mean (A) “Take the bomb down at the area”?
Or it can mean (c) “Take the bomb down at a place which is located at the lower place than the area”?
2. Take the book down from the shelf.
? Can’t this be “Take the book down the shelf”, with the same meaning?
3. He walked down across the street.
? Does this mean (A) “He walked down at a place which is located across the street”?
Or (B) “He walked down following the course of the street”?
Or (C) both?
Top answer
pructus 1. Take the bomb down the area. Can this mean (A) “Take the bomb down at the area”?
- pructus 1.
- Take the bomb down the area.
- Can this mean (A) “Take the bomb down at the area”?
- Or it can mean (c) “Take the bomb down at a place which is located at the lower place than the area”?
- None of these means anything to me.
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pructus1. Take the bomb down the area. ? Can this mean (A) “Take the bomb down at the area”? Or it can mean (c) “Take the bomb down at a place which is located at the lower place than the area”?None of these means anything to me.
pructus2. Take the book down from the shelf. ? Can’t this be “Take the book down the shelf”, with the same
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