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Oixnt Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Throw under
If this is written:
"[Object A] was thrown under [Object B]."
Does it mean [Object A], after being thrown, came to a stop in the space under [Object B]. Or does it mean [Object A] entered the space under [Object B] on one side, completely went through the said space under [Object B], and then exited the said space on the other side?
"[Object A] was thrown under [Object B]."
Does it mean [Object A], after being thrown, came to a stop in the space under [Object B]. Or does it mean [Object A] entered the space under [Object B] on one side, completely went through the said space under [Object B], and then exited the said space on the other side?
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It could mean either. The context will usually make the meaning clear. Clive
- It could mean either.
- The context will usually make the meaning clear.
- Clive
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It could mean either. The context will usually make the meaning clear.
Clive
Clive
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She threw her shoes under the bed where they came to rest among the dust bunnies and discarded coat hangers.
He threw the tennis ball under the semi-trailer as hard as he could, and it bounced across the truck stop parking lot, finally disappearing into the storm drain that lurked like an ugly brown mouth beside the discarded pallets.
He threw the tennis ball under the semi-trailer as hard as he could, and it bounced across the truck stop parking lot, finally disappearing into the storm drain that lurked like an ugly brown mouth beside the discarded pallets.
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