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Fatimah0786 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

'up' and 'over'.

I read this sentence in a newspaper, "The current swept her up and over the falls," she said. It really made me confused about the usage of 'up' and 'over'. Could someone please help me understand such sentences?
I read it here http://m.ndtv.com/world-news/tv-anchor-slips-at-top-of-waterfall-plunges-185-feet-to-her-death-1435968?pfrom=home-otherstories

Thanks.
  

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In the above context, to be swept up = to be carried away against one's own will over = beyond

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  • In the above context, to be swept up = to be carried away against one's own will over = beyond
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In the above context,
to be swept up = to be carried away against one's own will
over = beyond
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fatimah0786Could someone please help me understand such sentences?
swept up is a phrasal verb analogous to picked up, took up, raised up, lifted up. There is some literal upward movement. When a current of water sweeps you up, you lose control. You are forced to move along with the current.

over the falls is a prepositional phr
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Thanks a lot, teechr and CJ.
Can we also say "She fell off the edge of the water fall/ off the edge of the cliff? "

Could you also please tell me the difference between 'fall off' and 'fall over'?

Thanks again.
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fatimah0786Can we also say "She fell off the edge of the waterfall/ off the edge of the cliff? "
Yes.
fatimah0786Could you also please tell me the difference between 'fall off' and 'fall over'?
In this context there is no difference. You can use either one. Nevertheless, 'over the waterf
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