Suddenly a lion emerge in between the trees. John runs back after sees the lion. The lion runs and jumps in front of John.
Suddenly a lion emerge in between the trees. John runs back after sees the lion. The lion runs and jumps to the front of John.
In both sentence what I mean by the last line is “John is running in the front. The lion chases him, and then the lion makes a jump and lands in front of John.” Which one is correct? Why am I confused is I feel “jumps in front of John” gives wrong meaning like “it is jumping in front of him”?
Answer
“In front of” means ahead of, whereas “to the front” refers to a place that is at the beginning.
Think of a class of children in two rows (of girls and boys), ordered alphabetically, and a teacher who is standing, facing the children. In this situation:
-
Alice and Alan are at the front of the line
-
The teacher is standing in front of the line
So, in your example, the more correct version is definitely the first. (Also note other minor corrections.)
Suddenly a lion emerges in between the trees. John runs back after he sees the lion. The lion runs and jumps in front of John.
Attribution
Source : Link , Question Author : T2E , Answer Author : mcalex
