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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Underneath the clock?
Hi. Please help. Let's say there is a notice posted under a classroom clock and can we say this about the position of the notice?
"It is posted underneath the clock."
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"It is underneath the clock."
"It is posted underneath the clock."
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"It is underneath the clock."
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Anonymous can we say this about the position of the notice? Yes. Either one would work.
- Anonymous can we say this about the position of the notice?
- Yes.
- Either one would work.
- However, note that "under" is just as good as "underneath".
- "underneath" can even suggest something a little different.
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Anonymouscan we say this about the position of the notice?Yes. Either one would work. However, note that "under" is just as good as "underneath". "underneath" can even suggest something a little different. Suppose that there is an abandoned clock lying on the ground. You can say, "There is something very valuable buried underneath that clock".
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