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Meaning of 'go over' and 'go on'



 
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Meaning of 'go over' and 'go on' #1 (permalink) Sun Aug 20, 2006 8:59 am   Meaning of 'go over' and 'go on'
 

Test No. incompl/elem-22 "Weather Forecast", question 1

Now let's go ......... to our weather forecaster, Mary.

(a) on
(b) out
(c) over
(d) against

Test No. incompl/elem-22 "Weather Forecast", answer 1

Now let's go over to our weather forecaster, Mary.

Correct answer: (c) over

Your answer was: incorrect
Now let's go on to our weather forecaster, Mary.
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Why the answer is "over" insted of "on"?

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Answer #2 (permalink) Sun Aug 20, 2006 9:40 am   Answer
 

Hi,

The sentence reads:

Quote:
Now let's go over to our weather forecaster, Mary.

This means let's cross to our weather forecaster because she is in a different studio.

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