[General] He supervised the workers making repairs to the roof.

[kompstar]

"He supervised the workers making repairs to the roof."

I've just found the sentence in an online dictionary and I'm wondering why it is "to the roof" and not "on the roof"? Is there a mistake in this sentence?

 

[Rover_KE]

Please name the dictionary and tell us what word was being defined and exemplified.

 

[kompstar]

The word was "worker".

http://getionary.pl/szukaj.html?q=worker <- go to the end

 

[bhaisahab]

"Making repairs to the roof" is correct, it means that they were repairing the roof. "Making repairs on the roof" could mean that they were on the roof repairing the chimney, for example.

 

[kompstar]

So which sentence is correct?

1. He supervised the workers making repairs to the chimney on the roof.

or

2. He supervised the workers making repairs the chimney on the roof.

 

[Tarheel]

The first one.

 

[tedmc]

Or you can say: He supervised the workers repairing the chimney on the roof.​

 

[kompstar]

And which one of the sentences below are correct?

1. They are making repairs to the chimney on the roof.
2. They are making repairs the chimney on the roof.
2. They are repairing to the chimney on the roof.
3. They are repairing the chimney on the roof.

 

[emsr2d2]

And which one of the sentences below are correct?

1. They are making repairs to the chimney on the roof. :tick:
2. They are making repairs the chimney on the roof. :cross:
2. They are repairing to the chimney on the roof. :cross:
3. They are repairing the chimney on the roof. :tick:

See above.

 

[kompstar]

Is the there any difference between (becaude they mean the same for me):

1. They are making repairs to the chimney on the roof.

and

3. They are repairing the chimney on the roof.

If no, which one of these sentences is more often used?

 

[bhaisahab]

There is no difference in meaning. #3 would probably be used more often.