Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
a motorcycle raced/ran/hurried by
I was walking to school when a motorcycle raced by.
Hi,
Is it correct to read "raced by" in the above as "ran or hurried by?" Thanks.
Hi,
Is it correct to read "raced by" in the above as "ran or hurried by?" Thanks.
Top answer
Angliholic I was walking to school when a motorcycle raced by. " Thanks. "raced by" means passed by at a high rate of speed.
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AngliholicI was walking to school when a motorcycle raced by."raced by" means passed by at a high rate of speed. Usually the implication is that it was going faster than was safe for the road and the conditions (there were pedestrians present, the road was
Hi,
Is it correct to read "raced by" in the above as "ran or hurried by?" Thanks.
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