Homework Help: English

Posted by rfvv on Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at 8:05pm.

1. She is talking with her friend in a boat/on a boat. (Which preposition should we use?

2. They are jumping from the ground.
3. They are jumping on the ground.
(Which preposition do we have to use? Are both OK?)

English - Writeacher, Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at 8:21pm
1. "on"

2 and 3 -- both are OK, depending on what is meant.
2 means they are jumping upward (from).
3 means they are jumping downward (on, as if from above).
or 3 means they are jumping up and down on the ground, not on a trampoline or anything like that.

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