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Pructus Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Turn out VS turn on
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Hello....
The two sentences below have the same structure?
Is there any reason that we should or may find the structure of b. different from a.?
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a. He turns out the light.
b. He turns on the light.
Hello....
The two sentences below have the same structure?
Is there any reason that we should or may find the structure of b. different from a.?
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a. He turns out the light.
b. He turns on the light.
Top answer
a is odd. People normally turn off lights.
- a is odd.
- People normally turn off lights.
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'Turn off' is more common, but 'turn out is by no means rare or odd, as this
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I see...
Thanks a lot, fivejedjon!!1
By the way, Isn't a. and b. the same structure?
Both 'out' and 'on' functioning as adverbs?
a. He turns out the light.
b. He turns on the light.
Thanks a lot, fivejedjon!!1
By the way, Isn't a. and b. the same structure?
Both 'out' and 'on' functioning as adverbs?
a. He turns out the light.
b. He turns on the light.
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pructus, Isn't a. and b. the same structure?Both 'out' and 'on' functioning as adverbs?a. He turns out the light.b. He turns on the light.Whether they are adverbs, particles or prepositions depends on which school of grammar you follow.
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