hirashin Sempai Donor Joined 8 Apr 2004 Messages 2,721 Reaction score 63 2 Oct 2020 #1 Dear native English speakers, Which preposition is correct in each sentence? (a) He sat [ in / on / into / onto ] the back seat of his father's van. (b) He sat down [ in / on / into / onto ] the back seat of his father's van. Hirashin
Dear native English speakers, Which preposition is correct in each sentence? (a) He sat [ in / on / into / onto ] the back seat of his father's van. (b) He sat down [ in / on / into / onto ] the back seat of his father's van. Hirashin
mdchachi Moderator Moderator Twenty-year veteran Joined 6 Mar 2003 Messages 9,319 Reaction score 9,449 2 Oct 2020 #2 I think there are multiple possible answers but this is what I would say (a) He sat in the back seat of his father's van. (b) He sat down on the back seat of his father's van.
I think there are multiple possible answers but this is what I would say (a) He sat in the back seat of his father's van. (b) He sat down on the back seat of his father's van.
hirashin Sempai Donor Joined 8 Apr 2004 Messages 2,721 Reaction score 63 2 Oct 2020 Thread starter #3 Thanks, mdchachi.
Buntaro 運動不足 Twenty-year veteran Joined 27 Dec 2003 Messages 2,855 Reaction score 2,105 5 Oct 2020 #4 mdchachi said: (a) He sat in the back seat of his father's van. (b) He sat down on the back seat of his father's van. Click to expand... I agree that (a) and (b) have different meanings.
mdchachi said: (a) He sat in the back seat of his father's van. (b) He sat down on the back seat of his father's van. Click to expand... I agree that (a) and (b) have different meanings.