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Vincent Teo Posted 19 years ago
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0Can I say,02br
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0 Your sentence suggests that people might throw monkeys in between the stones! 02i 0-

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0 Your sentence suggests that people might throw monkeys in between the stones! I think you meant:02br
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01i00Do not throw stones 01b00at 02b00monkeys in the zoo.02i0-
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0last time, I asked a same pattern question. The expert said that they are correct, as below:02br
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00(A) He threw a stone with /at the monkey. ( both correct)02br
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00So, I think "to / with" are acceptable. 0-
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0 The prepositions 'to' and 'with' can certainly be used with the verb 'throw', yet they will give the sentence different meanings.0-
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0(a) Do not throw stones with monkeys in the zoo. 02br
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00So, is that correct? 0-
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01cite10Vincent Teo12cite10(a) Do not throw stones with monkeys in the zoo. 12br
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10So, is that correct?02br
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00Yes, it is. It means 'do not throw stones 01u00and02u00 monkeys in the zoo'.02br
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00It also suggests that people an
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0Do not throw stones at the monkeys in the zoo. That is probably the meaning you want. The person is throwing stones and aiming at the poor monkeys.02br
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00Do not throw stones with the monkeys in the zoo. The person and the monkeys are collaborating and all throwing stones at someone/thing else.02br
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00Conchita's meaning is grammatically possible,
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01cite10Conchita5712cite11blockquote
11cite20Vincent Teo22cite20(a) Do not throw stones with monkeys in the zoo. 22br
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10So, is that correct?02br
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00Yes, it is. It means 'do not throw stones 01u00
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0Can I say,02br
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00(a) He stopped the boy to throw the stones.02br
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00(b) He was told not to throw the stones with the monkeys.0-
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0Vincent -- you can only say 01font00 throw the stones 01b00with02b00 the monkeys 02font00if either (1) the boy was throwing stones, and the boy was also throwing monkeys, or (2) the boy was throwing stones, and the monkeys were also throwing stones. Several people in this thread have already tried to tell you to use"throw ston
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01cite10Khoff12cite10Vincent -- you can only say 11font10 throw the stones 11b10with12b10 the monkeys 12font10if either (1) the boy was throwing stones, and the boy was also throwing monkeys, or (2) the boy was throwing stones, and the monkeys were also throwing stones.

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