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Prepositions · CEFR B1 · Independent
Across is over a surface, through is inside something, along follows a line, past goes by without stopping.
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We walked through the forest.
across · through · along · past · towards · around
Question 1 of 1
Choose an answer, then check why it fits.
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Example 1 of 1
We walked through the forest.
A forest has an inside, so you go through it, not across it.
The shape
across · through · along · past · towards · around
Describe a route, not just a destination.
In Hindi
across सतह के ऊपर से, through किसी के अंदर से, along किसी रेखा के साथ, past बिना रुके बग़ल से।
CoCap explains every structure in both languages, because a rule you understand in Hindi is a rule you can use in English.
The sentence Indian-English speakers actually produce, and the reason it is wrong.
| Commonly said | Correct English |
|---|---|
We walked across the forest. | We walked through the forest. A forest has an inside, so you go through it, not across it. |
These come first. The rest of this makes more sense once they are automatic.
Where this structure sits in the ladder, and what surrounds it.
across / through / along / past is a CEFR B1 structure — the independent band — and it belongs to prepositions. CoCap’s syllabus files every structure this way so you can learn in order instead of jumping between whatever a search happened to return.
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