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Guyper Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
The preposition, "on"
Hi, I'm trying to understand the meaning and usage of "on" deeply. I came up with the following sentences. Please tell me if they are correct
1."He didn't show up on his sickness"
2."Give me a glass of water on cold"
Thank you
1."He didn't show up on his sickness"
2."Give me a glass of water on cold"
Thank you
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Hello, Guyper, as for me I wouldn't use the preposition "on" in these cases. In the first sentence, as I see, you wanted to say that a guy was ill during his sickness? Isn' it better to say "He didn't show up while he was sick"?
- Hello, Guyper, as for me I wouldn't use the preposition "on" in these cases.
- In the first sentence, as I see, you wanted to say that a guy was ill during his sickness?
- Isn' it better to say "He didn't show up while he was sick"?
- As for the second sentence I didn't understand it, I'm sorry.
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Hello, Guyper,
as for me I wouldn't use the preposition "on" in these cases. In the first sentence, as I see, you wanted to say that a guy was ill during his sickness? Isn' it better to say "He didn't show up while he was sick"?
As for the second sentence I didn't understand it, I'm sorry.
as for me I wouldn't use the preposition "on" in these cases. In the first sentence, as I see, you wanted to say that a guy was ill during his sickness? Isn' it better to say "He didn't show up while he was sick"?
As for the second sentence I didn't understand it, I'm sorry.
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Concerning your second phrase:
I suppose that you mean a "cooled glass of water"?. Please clarify your intention, then you can get further explanations. But it's wrong to use "on" here.
Alex
I suppose that you mean a "cooled glass of water"?. Please clarify your intention, then you can get further explanations. But it's wrong to use "on" here.
Alex
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olikaHello, Guyper,No, I meant that the guy didn't show up because of his si
as for me I wouldn't use the preposition "on" in these cases. In the first sentence, as I see, you wanted to say that a guy was ill during his sickness? Isn' it better to say "He didn't show up while he was sick"?
As for the second sentence I didn't understand it, I'm sorry.
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Alex-93Concerning your second phrase:I suppose that you mean a "cooled glass of water"?. Please clarify your intention, then you can get further explanations. But it's wrong to use "on" here.AlexI've figured that the word, "fire" (noun), in "The book is on fire!" is describing the state of the book. So, I wanted to know if using another noun such as "cold" co
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Hi,
I'm trying to understand the meaning and usage of "on" deeply. I came up with the following sentences. Please tell me if they are correct
1."He didn't show up on his sickness" No. You can't use 'on' here instead of 'because of'.
There are standard phras
I'm trying to understand the meaning and usage of "on" deeply. I came up with the following sentences. Please tell me if they are correct
1."He didn't show up on his sickness" No. You can't use 'on' here instead of 'because of'.
There are standard phras
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to Guyper,
"No, I meant that the guy didn't show up because of his sickness. I want to to know if "because of" can be substituted by "on"
Well, yes, that what I wanted to write but for some reason wrote "guy was ill during his sickness". Misprint
"No, I meant that the guy didn't show up because of his sickness. I want to to know if "because of" can be substituted by "on"
Well, yes, that what I wanted to write but for some reason wrote "guy was ill during his sickness". Misprint
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Besides, your phrase "The book is on fire!" evoked in my memory another similar one that I also encountered in a song: "The roof is on fire". That's interesting. I think it's just one of the cases that should be remembered.
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