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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Word question

Which one is correct?
He just walked on stage.
He just walked onstage.

I saw him walk on stage.
I saw him walk onstage.

I am confused between the two (on stage vs onstage)!
  

Top answer

He just walked on the stage. Here, stage is a noun. He just walked onstage.

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  • He just walked on the stage.
  • Here, stage is a noun.
  • He just walked onstage.
  • Here, onstage is an adverb.
  • The same is true for the other sentences.
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He just walked on the stage. Here, stage is a noun.
He just walked onstage. Here, onstage is an adverb.
The same is true for the other sentences. There is no difference in meaning.
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AnonymousHe just walked on stage.He just walked onstage.
Both are correct and natural.
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fivejedjon AnonymousHe just walked on stage.He just walked onstage.Both are correct and natural.
Thanks. Is the word 'the' optional or required, another way of using it, as written above by a member?

He just walked on (the) stage.
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He walked on the stage is correct, but less common.
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fivejedjonHe walked on the stage is correct, but less common.
Thanks. So the use of 'the' in the sentence would be a different form!

And all three forms are correct but the third with 'the' is less common, right?
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