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Present perfect: typical errors Present simple I work Present simple or present continuous? Present: typical errors Present verb forms referring to the past. Finite and non-finite verbs Imperative clauses Be quiet! Difference between "across" and "through" Ask Question. Asked 7 years, 10 months ago.
Active 2 years, 9 months ago. Viewed 51k times. Improve this question. Usernew 3, 2 2 gold badges 16 16 silver badges 40 40 bronze badges. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Improve this answer. Martha Martha 5, 2 2 gold badges 22 22 silver badges 44 44 bronze badges. I have heard "across the USA" and "across the globe". Now, how will you explain them? I walk across the street OR I walk through the street.
Which one is correct according to you? And what is it about "across the globe" that you feel needs explaining? Martha As you say, you can walk through an area by entering the middle of that area then going out the other side. The grass need not be long. Era: I dunno. To me, "through the grass" implies at least some grass brushing against your legs; otherwise, "through" is the wrong preposition.
Oddly, though, I'm fine with a "shortcut through the field". Show 2 more comments. You might go through a tunnel to get across a mountain range, though. LawrenceC LawrenceC Both of these words are used to indicate a movement from one place to another.
We took a boat across the river. Looking out across the ocean, he saw land. I am driving through the tunnel. She loves walking through the forest. ColleenV In works with both 2D and 3D shapes - so you can be in both a flat square and a cube. Both terms can also function as adverbs in certain situations. It is used in a two-dimensional or open space.
The word can also refer to the new direction or position after the crossing. In addition, it indicates the entrance of an object into a direction or doing an action in a covered space.
It is also used to indicate a surrounding environment. The word also implies that there is a use of means or agents to complete or accomplish something. In this context, it indicates completion. It does not have any degree of comparison as an adjective. As an adverb, it can be a base comparative or superlative form. It is hard to pinpoint the exact root word. Summary: 1.
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