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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

With someone

Hello teachers,

I'm confused about how to use "with someone" grammatically correct.

#1 My father walks in the park with me every morning.

#2 My father walks with me in the park every morning.

Is #1 the correct word order using "with someone" ...?
Also, could you explain why #2 is wrong?

Thanks for your help in advance.

K in chaos
  

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Both #1 and #2 word orders are fine and synonymous. On a case-by-case basis, you must decide if the meaning is clear and as intended. Below, 1 and 2 have the same meanings, but 3 and 4 have quite different meanings: 1- My father walks in the park with me every morning.

  • Both #1 and #2 word orders are fine and synonymous.
  • On a case-by-case basis, you must decide if the meaning is clear and as intended.
  • Below, 1 and 2 have the same meanings, but 3 and 4 have quite different meanings: 1- My father walks in the park with me every morning.
  • 2- My father walks with me in the park every morning.
  • 3- My father walks in his underwear with me every morning.
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Both #1 and #2 word orders are fine and synonymous. On a case-by-case basis, you must decide if the meaning is clear and as intended. Below, 1 and 2 have the same meanings, but 3 and 4 have quite different meanings:

1- My father walks in the park with me every morning.
2- My father walks with me in the park every morning.
3- My father walks in his underwear with me every mornin
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Thanks for your help, Mister Micawber.

I see, both of my example sentences are correct :-) I'm happy about it, thank you.

Thanks for your examples, well, thanks, I can understand the difference very clearly.
If I were "me" in the sentence, I would never walk outside with the daddy...!
... uh.... I would never wear his underwear either..... !

K out of chaos
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Dear Mister Micawber,

3- My father walks in his underwear with me every morning.

4- My father walks with me in his underwear every morning.



>Does #3 mean "my father" wears only his underwear, and walks with me every morning?



>Does #4 mean "I have a habit of wearing my father's underwear every morning to walk with my father every mornin
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That's right; in such a case, the position of the phrase is important, but in other cases it is unimportant.
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Hi Mister Micawber,

Thank you for answering my questions. They were very difficult. If you didn't say they were quite different meanings, I would have thought they meant the same.

Regards,

TN

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