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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
the meaning of preposition 'up'?
He is working at the chemical laboratory 'UP' at the hospital.
Why is preposition 'up' used in there?
Does it add a meaning to the sentence?
Why is preposition 'up' used in there?
Does it add a meaning to the sentence?
Top answer
"Up" is not needed. ) from where the speaker is.
- "Up" is not needed.
- ) from where the speaker is.
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"Up" is not needed.
The only possible point of using "up" is to indicate that the hospital is "up" (the street, the hill?) from where the speaker is.
The only possible point of using "up" is to indicate that the hospital is "up" (the street, the hill?) from where the speaker is.
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AnonymousWhy is preposition 'up' used in there?It may indicate that the hospital is physically at a higher elevation than the speaker (up a hill), or it can be used when the hospital is considered "up" in some non-literal sense. In the latter case it can be quite hard to define precisely what "up" does mean, if anything. It might give a sense that the hospita
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