Walk by / past by

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Can I say,(a) Peter fell off the bicycle. A kind man walked past (the road / the place). (b) There was a man passing by (him / the road). (c) A man was walking past / by him.

Vsuresh · Accepted Answer

(a) Peter fell off the bicycle. A kind man walked past (the road / the place).

(b) There was a man passing by (him / the road).

(c) A man was walking past / by him.

hi

Peter fell off the bicycle. A kind man walked past him then.

(I'm afriad I could not make out what you want to convey keeping the ideas in two different sentences.)

And that is why I added 'then'

Did you mean this?

(a)When Peter fell off the bicycle a kind man who was passing by came to help him.

(b) There was a man passing past him then. I think this sounds a little unnatural.

I would simply say A man was passing past him (then).

Vincent Teo · Answer

Yes, yes..I mean (a) When Peter fell off the bicycle a kind man who was passing by came to help him.

So, which sentence is better>?

Vsuresh · Answer

Hi Vincent Leo

Please forgive me.

It is 'walking' and not 'passing' in sentence b.

Vsuresh · Answer

Hi

I think you can consider the one have agreed upon.

And this one, with two independent clauses, is also ok to me:

Peter fell off the bicycle and a kind passer-by came to help him.

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