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Tenacious Learner Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Question on the preposition 'to'.

Hi teachers,
Does the preposition 'to' in the following sentence mean 'in the direction to / of'?
The waiter showed Ikuko and Hiroshi 'to' their table.

Thanks in advance
  

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Not quite. In your sentence, 'to' combines the idea of 'in the direction of', but the emphasis is on the final location. He flew to Paris.

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Not quite. In your sentence, 'to' combines the idea of 'in the direction of', but the emphasis is on the final location.

He flew to Paris.
He didn't just fly in that direction - the aim was to arrive there. Paris was his destination.
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Hi,
Thank you for your reply.
Best,
TS
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While it isn't the best sentence, however, "to" is acceptable here.
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