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Jackson6612 Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

difference between ''round'' and ''around''

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01span00Round can work as a noun, an adjective, a verb, an adverb and a preposition. Around can work as an adverb or a preposition.02span02p

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01span00Examples given for each word, when they act as prepositions, are:02span02p

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01span00around the corner. / 02span01span00round the corner.02span02pre
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01span01b01span00Question 1:02span02b00 Please give me an example where 01i00around02i00 is used as an adverb.02span02p

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01span01span01span01b00Question 2:02b02span00 Is 01i00around02i00 being used as a preposition in the following sentence?02span02span02p

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01span01span00Phileas Fogg circumnavigated 01i01b00around02b02i00 the world in 80 days02span00.02span02p

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01span01b01span00Question 3:02span02b00 Which of the following sentences is more correct to say?02span02p

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  1. 01span01b001:02b00 Is 01i00around02i00 being used as a preposition in the following sentence?02span02li
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  2. 01span01b002:02b00 Is 01i00around02i00 used as a preposition in the following sentence?u02span02li
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11b11span10Question 1:12span12b10 Please give me an example where 11i10around12i10 is used as an adverb.12p

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1span00Round can work as a noun, an adjective, a verb, 01u00an adverb02u00 and a preposition. Around can work as an 01u00adverb02u00 or a preposition. Round and around both can be used as adverb and preposition.02span02br
01span00Then are the following sentences
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0'Round' and 'around' as adverbs don't necessarily have the same definitions. 02br
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01i00All round was an expanse of white snow. [Y]02i02br
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01i00The newspaper must be somewhere round. [N]02i0-
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01cite10Jackson661212cite11font11i10the newspaper must be somewhere 11b10round12b10.12i12font12br
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10In that context round refers to shape. For example a circular table.0-
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01cite10Bokeh12cite11blockquote
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21font21i20the newspaper must be somewhere 21b20round22b20.22i22font22br
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20In that context round ref
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00The newspaper is somewhere round. It's on the round table.02br
00The newspaper is somewhere green. It's on the lawn.0-
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01cite10Bokeh12cite10No!12br
10The newspaper is somewhere round. It's on the round table.12br
10The newspaper is somewhere green. It's on the lawn.12br
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10These sentences evoke a game of treasure hunt or something like that!0-
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01cite10Bokeh12cite10No!12br
10The newspaper is somewhere round. It's on the round table.12br
10The newspaper is somewhere green. It's on the lawn.12br
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11i01b01font00The newspaper must be somewhere round02font00 = 01
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01cite10Jackson661212cite11blockquote
11cite20Bokeh22cite20No!22br
20The newspaper is somewhere round. It's on the round table.22br
20The newspaper is somewhere green. It's on the lawn.22br
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0 01i01b01font00The newspaper must be somewhere round. --> 02font02b02i00The newspaper must be (located) somewhere (that is) round. 02br
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00This is not really a sentence I would expect to hear, however.02br
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00This sentence has the same structure:02br
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