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TeacherJapan Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Where to place "over there."

Where would you place "over there" in the following sentence?

1) Is that man over there waving at you your teacher?

2) Is that man waving to you over there your teacher?
  

Top answer

Both are OK.

  • Both are OK.
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teacherJapan1) Is that man over there waving at you your teacher?
#1 is clearer because it keeps over there close to what it refers to: that man.
teacherJapan2) Is that man waving to you over there your teacher?
#2 is correct but somewhat awkward because over there is not referring to previous wor
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I see! Thank you for your answers! :-)

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