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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
What does 'cross' imply?
Are both sentences correct? Can you say that it crosses a particular part of town? Does cross mean the whole city?
This subway line crosses the city.
That metro line cross the south-side of the city.
Thanks
This subway line crosses the city.
That metro line cross the south-side of the city.
Thanks
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“cross” is not a very helpful description of a subway route, unless it is a city so small that it shouldn’t have a subway. For the route to cross a city, it can be east-west, north-south, or any angle; and it can start in the outskirts and connect with other inner-city routes. Routes in major cities like London in England have criss-cross lines of below-ground and above-ground trains each with different twists and turns based on population and terrain.
- “cross” is not a very helpful description of a subway route, unless it is a city so small that it shouldn’t have a subway.
- For the route to cross a city, it can be east-west, north-south, or any angle; and it can start in the outskirts and connect with other inner-city routes.
- Routes in major cities like London in England have criss-cross lines of below-ground and above-ground trains each with different twists and turns based on population and terrain.
- Perhaps this helps, but if not, please ask again or clarify.
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“cross” is not a very helpful description of a subway route, unless it is a city so small that it shouldn’t have a subway. For the route to cross a city, it can be east-west, north-south, or any angle; and it can start in the outskirts and connect with other inner-city routes. Routes in major cities like London in England have criss-cross lines of below-ground and above-ground trains each with d
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If we are talking about the red line A,would you say "Line A crosses the city"?
What about line 2 the blue line
Could you say 'Line 2 crosses the northern/north side of the city. (because most of the route is in the northern part of the city)
How would you say: "Most of line 2's route is/runs in the northern part of the city" or " Most of line 2 is/runs in the northern part of the
What about line 2 the blue line
Could you say 'Line 2 crosses the northern/north side of the city. (because most of the route is in the northern part of the city)
How would you say: "Most of line 2's route is/runs in the northern part of the city" or " Most of line 2 is/runs in the northern part of the
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My preference would be to use 'north side' rather than northern. 'Northern part' is correct but 'north side'. 'Runs' feels better than 'is' in the northern part for line 2. From the Paris map, how about:
The red line is an east-west route that services the city, passing through Pont Neuf.
The blue line crosses the red line on its way through the northern portion of the city.
Since y
The red line is an east-west route that services the city, passing through Pont Neuf.
The blue line crosses the red line on its way through the northern portion of the city.
Since y
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