"fall" or "drop"?

[roseriver1012]

Look at the following passage please:

One afternoon, Susan Sharp, 43, and her 8-year-old son David, were walking across an icy square, when Susan's crane slipped on the ice. Her face___________ first into the mud.
A. fell B. dropped

Fell or dropped? And what on earth is the difference between the two words in such a situation? I found the two words are used to explain each other in the dictionary. Thanks!

[charliedeut]

Hi,

I'd go for dropped. drop - WordReference.com Dictionary of English Entry #1, 2nd line: "sink to or towards the ground." I'd say SHE fell, but it was HER FACE (a part of her) dropped into to the mud.

Greetings,

charliedeut

[bhaisahab]

Look at the following passage please:

One afternoon, Susan Sharp, 43, and her 8-year-old son David, were walking across an icy square, when Susan's crane slipped on the ice. Her face___________ first into the mud.
A. fell B. dropped

Fell or dropped? And what on earth is the difference between the two words in such a situation? I found the two words are used to explain each other in the dictionary. Thanks!

This makes no sense at all, are you sure you have copued it correctly?

[roseriver1012]

[QUOTE=bhaisahab;896176]This makes no sense at all, are you sure you have copued it correctly?[/QUOTE

With this "make no sense", do you mean both verbs can be used here, or neither of them? This is an excerpt from a passage, in an exam paper, with twenty blanks, for each of which, we have to choose a proper one from four words given. And the standard answer is "fell". Then what word would you use here?

[5jj]

The natural English would be 'She fell head first into the mud." I have no idea at all what her 'crane' is supposed to be.

There is no natural way in English to complete that sentence as it stands.

[roseriver1012]

The natural English would be 'She fell head first into the mud." I have no idea at all what her 'crane' is supposed to be.

There is no natural way in English to complete that sentence as it stands.

Sorry, I've typed a wrong word. It is "cane". By the way, what does the word "copu" or "copue" mean? I can't find out its meaning.

[5jj]

Sorry, I've typed a wrong word. It is "cane".

The first sentence now makes sense. The second is still not natural English.

By the way, what does the word "copu" or "copue" mean? I can't find out its meaning.

It was a typo. bhai meant to write 'copied'

[charliedeut]

Sorry, I've typed a wrong word. It is "cane". By the way, what does the word "copu" or "copue" mean? I can't find out its meaning.

Hi,

That's also a typo. The intended spelling was most likely "copied" (to copy-copied-copied)

Greetings,

charliedeut

[Barb_D]

"She fell face-first into the mud" uses face. But the structure of the sentence you were given does not work!