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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

To anywhere

Hi,

Can we say 'This car will take/get you to anywhere you want','... go to anywhere ...'?

I need to know if it can be used.I know that adverbs of place don't need a prepostion before them,but I happened to see the following sentence using 'to' before 'anywhere': '...the five minute call to anywhere in the US costs less...',which made me wonder if the use was because the noun 'call' and not a verb preceded 'anywhere'.

Can to precede 'somewher, where'?

I have another question:Is it incorrect to write adverb clauses without a comma to separate the main from the subordinate?

I read in a grammar book '...it is usual to use a comma..,...it is normal to use a comma... 'and I couldn't understand what they meant by the words' usual and norma'.I need to know if writing a conditional sentence without using a comma in a school test may loose one marks.

Thanks
  

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Anonymous Can we say 'This car will take/get you to anywhere you want', You can say it, but it's better to leave out "to" because there is no ambiguity with verbs of motion like "take" and "get". Anonymous the five minute call to anywhere in the US You use "to" to disambiguate between two possible interpretations. You can make a call anywhere in the US = You can make a call from anywhere in the US means that no matter where you are, provided you are in the US, you can make a call.

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous Can we say 'This car will take/get you to anywhere you want', You can say it, but it's better to leave out "to" because there is no ambiguity with verbs of motion like "take" and "get".
  • Anonymous the five minute call to anywhere in the US You use "to" to disambiguate between two possible interpretations.
  • You can make a call anywhere in the US = You can make a call from anywhere in the US means that no matter where you are, provided you are in the US, you can make a call.
  • The call is from the US.
  • You can make a call to anywhere in the US means that no matter where the person you are calling is located, provided that person is in the US, you can make a call.
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AnonymousCan we say 'This car will take/get you to anywhere you want',
You can say it, but it's better to leave out "to" because there is no ambiguity with verbs of motion like "take" and "get".

Anonymousthe five minute call to anywhere in the US
You use "to" to disambiguate between two possible interpretations.
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Anonymousto write adverb clauses without a comma
Most adverb clauses (because, since, when, before, after, if, until, unless, ...) are separated from the main clause by a comma ONLY when they precede the main clause.

If you go, I'll go. /

I'll go if you go.

When Laura entered the room, everyone applauded. /
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CalifJim
Anonymousto write adverb clauses without a comma
Most adverb clauses (because, since, when, before, after, if, until, unless, ...) are separated from the main clause by a comma ONLY when they precede the main clause. If you go, I'll go. / I'll go if you go. When Laura entered the room, everyone applauded. /Everyone applauded
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AnonymousIn my question I needed to know if it would be wrong to write asentence in a formal situation without using the comma.
It would be wrong under the conditions I described above.

AnonymousCould you help me with the meaning of 'normal' and 'usual' in the before mentioned context?
What about these words don't
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