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Haffen Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

To The Finish Line

According to a popular usage of the preposition "to":

"He worked to 5:00pm."

'to' is used to designate a point in time when an activity ends. So, in the following:

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"Polish veteran Tomasz Gollob held the lead to the finish line for his second Grand Prix win of the year."

is the part "held the lead to the finish line" wrong, because "the finish line" is not a point in time, but a point in the physical world. Could it be corrected by using this:

"held the lead to when he crossed the finish line"
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Top answer

It's OK. 'To' is often used with a place. eg He ran to the finish line.

— Clive

  • It's OK.
  • 'To' is often used with a place.
  • eg He ran to the finish line.
  • eg He smiled to the finish line.
  • eg He led to the finish line.
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It's OK.

'To' is often used with a place.
eg He ran to the finish line.
eg He smiled to the finish line.
eg He led to the finish line.

Clive
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haffenis the part "held the lead to the finish line" wrong
Why is it that you constantly find normal sentences all over the internet and keep asking if they're wrong? You must think that every sentence you read is wrong.

Could this be wrong? Could this be wrong? Could that be wrong? Could that be wrong?

Don't you think that
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