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Fatimah0786 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Which is correct?

Which is correct, "The woman is wearing a scarf on/over her head? In the sentence, "The parachute is moving above our heads, why can't we replace 'above' with 'over' What is the difference between 'above' and 'over'?

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Top answer

The woman is wearing a scarf / hat on her head. Describes the position (on top of). The woman is wearing a scarf over her hair.

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  • The woman is wearing a scarf / hat on her head.
  • Describes the position (on top of).
  • The woman is wearing a scarf over her hair.
  • Describes that the scarf covers her hair.
  • The woman is wearing a scarf above her head.
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The woman is wearing a scarf / hat on her head. Describes the position (on top of).
The woman is wearing a scarf over her hair. Describes that the scarf covers her hair.
The woman is wearing a scarf above her head. = Impossible - the scarf is not touching her head.

Picture: The woman is wearing a hood over her head.
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Thank you, your reply was very helpful. Can we say, "The man is carrying the woman on her shoulder"? I often hear people using the word 'on' after 'carrying' as in 'She carried a basket on her arms".
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fatimah0786The man is carrying the woman on her shoulder"
Oops! Careful!

CJ
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The man is carrying the baby on his shoulders. (both shoulders)
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I actually meant 'his', it was a typo. Emotion: smile
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Thanks for the self explanatory images AlpheccaStars.
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