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User_gary Posted 19 years ago
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tripped, fell down prone

Yesterday I tripped over a hard stone, grazing my knee. Actually, I fell down prone so there is slight injury on my nose.

Please correct my sentences.
  

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Hi, Yesterday I tripped over a hard stone, grazing my knee. No need to say 'hard', all stones are hard. If it was a small stone, more common would be 'tripped on '.

  • Hi, Yesterday I tripped over a hard stone, grazing my knee.
  • No need to say 'hard', all stones are hard.
  • If it was a small stone, more common would be 'tripped on '.
  • Actually, I fell down prone so there is slight injury on my nose.
  • "Fell down prone" is not idiomatic.
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Hi,

Yesterday I tripped over a hard stone, grazing my knee. No need to say 'hard', all stones are hard. If it was a small stone, more common would be 'tripped on'.

Actually, I fell down prone so there is slight injury on my nose.

"Fell down prone" is not idiomatic. You could say, very formally, 'fell pro

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