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chubbyhana
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Location: Beijing
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 Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 9:02 pm Post subject: came the same day or came on the same day? |
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Dearl All:
A. The statement came "on the same day".
B. The statement came "the same day".
which stentence above is correct? Thank you!!!
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Bob S.
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Location: So. Cal
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| Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 12:45 pm Post subject: Re: came the same day or came on the same day? |
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| chubbyhana wrote: |
A. The statement came "on the same day".
B. The statement came "the same day".
which stentence above is correct? Thank you!!! |
Both are correct.
on the same day is an adverbial prepositional phrase;
the same day is an adverbial temporal noun phrase.
Sometimes the preposition is optional:
He will arrive Friday afternoon.
He will arrive on Friday in the afternoon.
Sometimes you must use a preposition:
He will arrive at 3pm.
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