"The rises in the east" "The sun rises from the east"

Question

Hello, there. I'm an English teacher. I need your assistance.

Are all of the sentecnes below OK? Thank you.

a) The sun rises from the east and sets in the west.
b) The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
c) The sun rises from the east and sets to the west.

AlpheccaStars · Accepted Answer

I have always heard this as (b), and never the others (a,c)

Goodman · Answer

I personally think A is also correct.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viento_de_Levante

Derivation

The name of the wind pattern comes from the levante (Spanish: east), the perceived origin point of the winds, and it is used to describe both east and the wind coming from the east. The opposite of the levante is the poniente (Spanish: west). Levante originates from the verb levantar (Spanish: to rise) and refers to the fact that the sun rises from the east. In the same way, poniente comes from the verb poner (or ponerse in its intransitive form) (Spanish: to put down : lay down : lie down) and again refers to the fact that the sun sets in the west. Both of these terms, levante and poniente, are commonly used in Spanish sea terminology to indicate directions, east and west, while at sea.^{[citation needed]}

Yoong Liat · Answer

Please refer to 323849

Yoong Liat 323849 Sun, 04 Feb 07 01:13 PM

The sun rises from / in the east.
Should it be 'from' or 'in'?

CalifJim ! 323853 Sun, 04 Feb 07 02:06 PM
in. Definitely. I've never heard it any other way. in the east.

CJ

Anonymous · Answer

Thnak you for your suggestion.

When I typed in "The sun rises from the east" on Google, I found plenty of them, so I thought "in" is also OK. I'd appreciate any further comments on this.

Yoong Liat · Answer

Google often gives the wrong information.

Search for 'univresity' and see how many hits you get from Google.

Best of luck.

Anonymous · Answer

The sun rises due east and sets due west.

BarbaraPA · Answer

Your grammar is okay; your geography is shaky.

"The rises in the east" "The sun rises from the east"

Top answer

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

Related Questions