Timeline for Use of a preposition
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| Nov 26, 2019 at 9:22 | comment | added | TypeIA | We seem to have a misunderstanding. I'm not criticizing your example. I'm pointing out the understatement in your evaluation of the first option, and augmenting your answer by noting that of the three original options, "in front of" is the best. | |
| Nov 26, 2019 at 9:19 | comment | added | Maulik V | @TypeIA I talked about those three and then gave the correct one, the one I'd choose. | |
| Nov 26, 2019 at 9:02 | comment | added | TypeIA | Your example, while otherwise fine, is also not one of the three given multiple-choice options. | |
| Nov 26, 2019 at 8:29 | comment | added | Maulik V | @TypeIA interesting to note that my example has no in! | |
| Nov 26, 2019 at 7:54 | comment | added | TypeIA | The trouble with through is worse than ambiguity: it means the boy will enter the house, walk through it, and then exit. "Past" also works in other sentences like "The boy is walking past the house." But since the verb is already passing, "in front of" is the best option. | |
| Nov 26, 2019 at 6:34 | history | answered | Maulik V | CC BY-SA 4.0 |