Vincent Teo Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Prepositions
Can I say,
It is dangerous to walk on / across / at / in / by the railway tracks.
It is dangerous to walk on / across / at / in / by the railway tracks.
Top answer
)," or, "It is dangerous to walk on the railroad tracks," or, "It is dangerous to walk by the railroad tracks," are correct, but mean different things. , not on the tracks. It is dangerous to walk on the railroad tracks, means that one is walking down the railroad tracks, staying on the tracks themselves.
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You would not use at or in, but either, "It is dangerous to walk across the railway tracks (we tend to say railroad tracks in the U.S.)," or, "It is dangerous to walk on the railroad tracks," or, "It is dangerous to walk by the railroad tracks," are correct, but mean different things.
To walk across the tracks is to literally cross over the tracks and resume walking down the road or thro
To walk across the tracks is to literally cross over the tracks and resume walking down the road or thro
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