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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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target at

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00what is the difference between 'target (v)' and 'target (v) at'?02br
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02br 02br 01i 00He finally hit the target at three in the morning02i 00 does not contain "target at", for example, because the 01i 00at02i 00 goes with 01i 00at three in the morning02i 00, not with 01i 00target02i 00. 02br 02br 00 CJ0-

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  • 02br 02br 01i 00He finally hit the target at three in the morning02i 00 does not contain "target at", for example, because the 01i 00at02i 00 goes with 01i 00at three in the morning02i 00, not with 01i 00target02i 00.
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0 Can you use "target at" in a sentence?02br
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00 I am not familiar with a case where 01i00target at02i00 would be a constituent of a sentence.02br
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01i00He finally hit the target at three in the morning02i00 does not contain "target at", for example, because the 01i00at02i00 goes wit
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0Hi there,02br
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00I would target my new book (at/towards/no preposition) adults aged between 30-50. 02br
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00I am not sure if we can use 'at', 'towards' or no preposition. 02br
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00Simon0-
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0 01i00at02i00 is the best choice. 01i00toward02i00 or 01i00towards02i00 is also good. You can't do this without a preposition, though. That would leave you with two objects of 01i00target02i00, which is not a possible structure in English: 01i00*target my new book adults02i00 w
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10I would target my new book (at/towards/no preposition) adults aged between 30-50. 12br
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10I am not sure if we can use 'at', 'towards' or no preposition. 12br
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10Simon12br
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10Sorry for inte
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