Jaleh Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Block
People lined up to around the block to see the wonderful new invention.
What does block in this sentence mean? A Building or the invention?
Top answer
A city block is the land area defined by four intersecting streets. So a "line around the block" is a line of people that goes down one street, turns the corner, and continues down the next street.
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