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Xczzhh Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Toss or toss in
Dear English speakers and learners, I've got a grammar problem here concerning the verb "toss" in the following sentence, which was excerpted from BBC news. What I want to ask is that, as toss is often used as a transitive verb, is it grammatically correct just leaving out the preposition "in"?
Speaking at a press conference alongside Mr.Erdogan in Ankara, Mrs.Merkel tossed in the verbal hand grenade of her proposal that Turkey be offered only a privileged partnership with the European Union despite having started negotiations on full membership five years ago.
Thank you in advance.
Speaking at a press conference alongside Mr.Erdogan in Ankara, Mrs.Merkel tossed in the verbal hand grenade of her proposal that Turkey be offered only a privileged partnership with the European Union despite having started negotiations on full membership five years ago.
Thank you in advance.
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xczzhh is it grammatically correct just leaving out the preposition "in"? Yes. However, it will create a different shade of meaning.
- xczzhh is it grammatically correct just leaving out the preposition "in"?
- Yes.
- However, it will create a different shade of meaning.
- In that sentence, tossing indicates more aggression than tossing in .
- CJ
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xczzhh is it grammatically correct just leaving out the preposition "in"?Yes. However, it will create a different shade of meaning.
In that sentence, tossing indicates more aggression than tossing in.
CJ
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Thank you very much, CJ, for your reply. I googled "toss in" and found few sentence in accordance with the meaning as in the original sentence. So I was wondering if you could give me some examples in which the phrase is used. Thank you again.
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The usage of "toss in" is figurative in the original sentence. Here are some more literal uses which the figurative use is based on.
If you buy this computer in the next three days, we'll toss in some free software.
The salesclerk will toss in an extra coupon for your next purchase if you spend more than $50.
The washing machine had already started when I realized I had forgo
If you buy this computer in the next three days, we'll toss in some free software.
The salesclerk will toss in an extra coupon for your next purchase if you spend more than $50.
The washing machine had already started when I realized I had forgo
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