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Moonrise Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

"To Run Away Down The Road"

Hi teachers,

A question, please.

"She run away down the road"

1. Does it necessarily mean that she was on the top side of a place and went down?

2. Can I say that, for instance, "I saw a man running down the road" while I mean he was running along the road?


Thank you

  

Top answer

Moonrise 1. Does it necessarily mean that she was on the top side of a place and went down? No, it does not mean that at all.

— Anonymous

  • Moonrise 1.
  • Does it necessarily mean that she was on the top side of a place and went down?
  • No, it does not mean that at all.
  • The preposition has aquired a much fuzzier set of meanings than the adverb.
  • com/dictionary/down ) Moonrise 2.
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Moonrise1. Does it necessarily mean that she was on the top side of a place and went down?

No, it does not mean that at all. The preposition has aquired a much fuzzier set of meanings than the adverb.

"down (prep.) - along, around, through, toward, in, into, or on" (

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