Is “bridles lashing about the horses” correct?
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Not sure what preposition + verb combinations you can use with bridles and horses. Is there a way of figuring these out as a non-native speaker? I feel you can only know after memorizing a couple of examples.
Anyway, the real question is the following:
Is the following grammatically correct?
The bridles were lashing about the horses as the horsemen were trying to escape the King's cavalry.
I am not sure why, but there's something about this sentence that doesn't seem right.
grammaticality
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Not sure what preposition + verb combinations you can use with bridles and horses. Is there a way of figuring these out as a non-native speaker? I feel you can only know after memorizing a couple of examples.
Anyway, the real question is the following:
Is the following grammatically correct?
The bridles were lashing about the horses as the horsemen were trying to escape the King's cavalry.
I am not sure why, but there's something about this sentence that doesn't seem right.
grammaticality
edited Jan 29 at 12:40
ColleenV♦
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asked Jan 29 at 0:15
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Not sure what preposition + verb combinations you can use with bridles and horses. Is there a way of figuring these out as a non-native speaker? I feel you can only know after memorizing a couple of examples.
Anyway, the real question is the following:
Is the following grammatically correct?
The bridles were lashing about the horses as the horsemen were trying to escape the King's cavalry.
I am not sure why, but there's something about this sentence that doesn't seem right.
grammaticality
edited Jan 29 at 12:40
ColleenV♦
10.5k53260
asked Jan 29 at 0:15
repomonsterrepomonster
48310
Not sure what preposition + verb combinations you can use with bridles and horses. Is there a way of figuring these out as a non-native speaker? I feel you can only know after memorizing a couple of examples.
Anyway, the real question is the following:
Is the following grammatically correct?
The bridles were lashing about the horses as the horsemen were trying to escape the King's cavalry.
I am not sure why, but there's something about this sentence that doesn't seem right.
grammaticality
grammaticality
edited Jan 29 at 12:40
ColleenV♦
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asked Jan 29 at 0:15
repomonsterrepomonster
48310
edited Jan 29 at 12:40
ColleenV♦
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asked Jan 29 at 0:15
repomonsterrepomonster
48310
edited Jan 29 at 12:40
ColleenV♦
10.5k53260
edited Jan 29 at 12:40
ColleenV♦
10.5k53260
edited Jan 29 at 12:40
ColleenV♦
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asked Jan 29 at 0:15
repomonsterrepomonster
48310
asked Jan 29 at 0:15
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asked Jan 29 at 0:15
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Bridles are the headgear placed on horses' heads in order to keep them controlled:
It wouldn't make any sense to say that this headgear was lashing about the horses. If it were loose in that way, it would be a serious problem.
Instead, the word you're looking for is most likely reins:
[Merriam-Webster]
: a strap fastened to a bit by which a rider or driver controls an animal —usually used in plural
In the picture, the reins are the straps that have been fastened to the horse's bridle, through a ring that's also connected to the bit in its mouth.
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I don’t know where you found your original sentence, but the way you mention prepositions and verbs makes me wonder if you’re analyzing it correctly.
It’s not:
The bridles were lashing [about the horses]...
where about is a preposition; rather, about is an adverb, describing how the bridles were lashing.
Consider this definition from Wordnik:
about (adv.) All around; on every side: Let's look about for help.
So, your sentence could be rephrased as:
The bridles were lashing all around the horses as the horsemen were trying to escape the King's cavalry.
One way we can tell that about is an adverb here is that we can omit the phrase “the horses” and the sentence still makes sense:
The bridles were lashing about as the horsemen were trying to escape the King's cavalry.
I’m not going to address the difference between bridles and reins as that was already discussed in another answer.
answered Jan 29 at 4:01
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I thought it was an adverb meaning: On all sides of
– repomonster
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Bridles are the headgear placed on horses' heads in order to keep them controlled:
It wouldn't make any sense to say that this headgear was lashing about the horses. If it were loose in that way, it would be a serious problem.
Instead, the word you're looking for is most likely reins:
[Merriam-Webster]
: a strap fastened to a bit by which a rider or driver controls an animal —usually used in plural
In the picture, the reins are the straps that have been fastened to the horse's bridle, through a ring that's also connected to the bit in its mouth.
edited Jan 29 at 11:44
J.R.♦
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answered Jan 29 at 0:59
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Bridles are the headgear placed on horses' heads in order to keep them controlled:
It wouldn't make any sense to say that this headgear was lashing about the horses. If it were loose in that way, it would be a serious problem.
Instead, the word you're looking for is most likely reins:
[Merriam-Webster]
: a strap fastened to a bit by which a rider or driver controls an animal —usually used in plural
In the picture, the reins are the straps that have been fastened to the horse's bridle, through a ring that's also connected to the bit in its mouth.
edited Jan 29 at 11:44
J.R.♦
98.8k8127244
answered Jan 29 at 0:59
Jason BassfordJason Bassford
15k22137
add a comment |
Bridles are the headgear placed on horses' heads in order to keep them controlled:
It wouldn't make any sense to say that this headgear was lashing about the horses. If it were loose in that way, it would be a serious problem.
Instead, the word you're looking for is most likely reins:
[Merriam-Webster]
: a strap fastened to a bit by which a rider or driver controls an animal —usually used in plural
In the picture, the reins are the straps that have been fastened to the horse's bridle, through a ring that's also connected to the bit in its mouth.
edited Jan 29 at 11:44
J.R.♦
98.8k8127244
answered Jan 29 at 0:59
Jason BassfordJason Bassford
15k22137
Bridles are the headgear placed on horses' heads in order to keep them controlled:
It wouldn't make any sense to say that this headgear was lashing about the horses. If it were loose in that way, it would be a serious problem.
Instead, the word you're looking for is most likely reins:
[Merriam-Webster]
: a strap fastened to a bit by which a rider or driver controls an animal —usually used in plural
In the picture, the reins are the straps that have been fastened to the horse's bridle, through a ring that's also connected to the bit in its mouth.
edited Jan 29 at 11:44
J.R.♦
98.8k8127244
answered Jan 29 at 0:59
Jason BassfordJason Bassford
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edited Jan 29 at 11:44
J.R.♦
98.8k8127244
edited Jan 29 at 11:44
J.R.♦
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edited Jan 29 at 11:44
J.R.♦
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answered Jan 29 at 0:59
Jason BassfordJason Bassford
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answered Jan 29 at 0:59
Jason BassfordJason Bassford
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answered Jan 29 at 0:59
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I don’t know where you found your original sentence, but the way you mention prepositions and verbs makes me wonder if you’re analyzing it correctly.
It’s not:
The bridles were lashing [about the horses]...
where about is a preposition; rather, about is an adverb, describing how the bridles were lashing.
Consider this definition from Wordnik:
about (adv.) All around; on every side: Let's look about for help.
So, your sentence could be rephrased as:
The bridles were lashing all around the horses as the horsemen were trying to escape the King's cavalry.
One way we can tell that about is an adverb here is that we can omit the phrase “the horses” and the sentence still makes sense:
The bridles were lashing about as the horsemen were trying to escape the King's cavalry.
I’m not going to address the difference between bridles and reins as that was already discussed in another answer.
answered Jan 29 at 4:01
J.R.♦J.R.
98.8k8127244
I thought it was an adverb meaning: On all sides of
– repomonster
Jan 29 at 23:22
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I don’t know where you found your original sentence, but the way you mention prepositions and verbs makes me wonder if you’re analyzing it correctly.
It’s not:
The bridles were lashing [about the horses]...
where about is a preposition; rather, about is an adverb, describing how the bridles were lashing.
Consider this definition from Wordnik:
about (adv.) All around; on every side: Let's look about for help.
So, your sentence could be rephrased as:
The bridles were lashing all around the horses as the horsemen were trying to escape the King's cavalry.
One way we can tell that about is an adverb here is that we can omit the phrase “the horses” and the sentence still makes sense:
The bridles were lashing about as the horsemen were trying to escape the King's cavalry.
I’m not going to address the difference between bridles and reins as that was already discussed in another answer.
answered Jan 29 at 4:01
J.R.♦J.R.
98.8k8127244
I thought it was an adverb meaning: On all sides of
– repomonster
Jan 29 at 23:22
add a comment |
I don’t know where you found your original sentence, but the way you mention prepositions and verbs makes me wonder if you’re analyzing it correctly.
It’s not:
The bridles were lashing [about the horses]...
where about is a preposition; rather, about is an adverb, describing how the bridles were lashing.
Consider this definition from Wordnik:
about (adv.) All around; on every side: Let's look about for help.
So, your sentence could be rephrased as:
The bridles were lashing all around the horses as the horsemen were trying to escape the King's cavalry.
One way we can tell that about is an adverb here is that we can omit the phrase “the horses” and the sentence still makes sense:
The bridles were lashing about as the horsemen were trying to escape the King's cavalry.
I’m not going to address the difference between bridles and reins as that was already discussed in another answer.
answered Jan 29 at 4:01
J.R.♦J.R.
98.8k8127244
I don’t know where you found your original sentence, but the way you mention prepositions and verbs makes me wonder if you’re analyzing it correctly.
It’s not:
The bridles were lashing [about the horses]...
where about is a preposition; rather, about is an adverb, describing how the bridles were lashing.
Consider this definition from Wordnik:
about (adv.) All around; on every side: Let's look about for help.
So, your sentence could be rephrased as:
The bridles were lashing all around the horses as the horsemen were trying to escape the King's cavalry.
One way we can tell that about is an adverb here is that we can omit the phrase “the horses” and the sentence still makes sense:
The bridles were lashing about as the horsemen were trying to escape the King's cavalry.
I’m not going to address the difference between bridles and reins as that was already discussed in another answer.
answered Jan 29 at 4:01
J.R.♦J.R.
98.8k8127244
answered Jan 29 at 4:01
J.R.♦J.R.
98.8k8127244
answered Jan 29 at 4:01
J.R.♦J.R.
98.8k8127244
answered Jan 29 at 4:01
J.R.♦J.R.
98.8k8127244
98.8k8127244
I thought it was an adverb meaning: On all sides of
– repomonster
Jan 29 at 23:22
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I thought it was an adverb meaning: On all sides of
– repomonster
Jan 29 at 23:22
I thought it was an adverb meaning: On all sides of
– repomonster
Jan 29 at 23:22
I thought it was an adverb meaning: On all sides of
– repomonster
Jan 29 at 23:22
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