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Jigneshbharati Posted 6 years ago
Grammar
Up for India
Hundred runs up for India.
I hear this a lot in cricket commentary.
What is the grammatical form and function of (meaning) of "up" here?
I hear this a lot in cricket commentary.
What is the grammatical form and function of (meaning) of "up" here?
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I assume this is with the meaning "India have reached a score of one hundred runs". e. "up" is an adjective that describes "hundred runs", most probably from the idea that the number of runs is put "up" on the scoreboard.
- I assume this is with the meaning "India have reached a score of one hundred runs".
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- "up" is an adjective that describes "hundred runs", most probably from the idea that the number of runs is put "up" on the scoreboard.
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I assume this is with the meaning "India have reached a score of one hundred runs".
Presumably this is abbreviated from "A hundred runs are up for India", i.e. "up" is an adjective that describes "hundred runs", most probably from the idea that the number of runs is put "up" on the scoreboard.
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