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17-Jun-2003, 12:06
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)To which of the cases a, b, or c do the sentences 1, 2 and 3 correspond:
1-I called him at the office.
2-I called him, at the office.
3-At the office, I called him.
a-I am at the office and am giving the phone call FROM the office.
b-He is at the office and I am calling him from elsewhere.
c-Both of the above are possible.
B)Consider also:
4-Where did you call him?
Does this one correspond to a, b, or c?
(I know that I have asked a question very much like part A before. I just want to check something. These adverbials are a big thing with me.) |
17-Jun-2003, 15:32
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| | Re: adverb of place
I would only use one of the sample sentences, thus: "I called him at the office." The meaning of that one is indicated by: "He is at the office and I am calling him from elsewhere."
If I wanted to indicate where the caller was I would say something like: "I called him from the office."
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17-Jun-2003, 21:45
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I would only use one of the sample sentences, thus: "I called him at the office." The meaning of that one is indicated by: "He is at the office and I am calling him from elsewhere."
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18-Jun-2003, 12:51
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| | Re: adverb of place
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Originally Posted by navi tasan )To which of the cases a, b, or c do the sentences 1, 2 and 3 correspond:
1-I called him at the office. c, but b is more likely as a meaning
2-I called him, at the office. no need for comma
3-At the office, I called him. a, but rather unusual
a-I am at the office and am giving the phone call FROM the office.
b-He is at the office and I am calling him from elsewhere.
c-Both of the above are possible.
B)Consider also:
4-Where did you call him?
Does this one correspond to a, b, or c?
c
(I know that I have asked a question very much like part A before. I just want to check something. These adverbials are a big thing with me.) | |
18-Jun-2003, 14:38
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Um, TDOL, that one is a little confusing as it looks like the entire thing is a quote. It's hard to tell what belongs to navi tasan and what belongs to you. :?
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19-Jun-2003, 15:46
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I like to make things challenging. <point taken>  |
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Originally Posted by tdol I like to make things challenging. <point taken> | LOL, nothing succeeds like success. :wink:
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