across,over and through
on/to the other side of(line):across and over
Across and over can both be used to mean 'on or to the other side of the line,river,road,bridge etc'.
His village is just across/over the border.
1-high things: over preferred
We prefer over to say 'on/to the other side of something high'.
Why are you climbing over the wall?(Not.....across the wall?)
2-on flat areas;in water:across preferred
We usually prefer across to say 'on/to the other side of a flat area or surface'.or to talk about movement in water.
He walked right across the desert.(Not.....over the desert.)
Let's swim across the river.(Not....over the river.)
across,over and through
on/to the other side of(line):across and over
Across and over can both be used to mean 'on or to the other side of the line,river,road,bridge etc'.
His village is just across/over the border.
1-high things: over preferred
We prefer over to say 'on/to the other side of something high'.
Why are you climbing over the wall?(Not.....across the wall?)
2-on flat areas;in water:across preferred
We usually prefer across to say 'on/to the other side of a flat area or surface'.or to talk about movement in water.
He walked right across the desert.(Not.....over the desert.)
Let's swim across the river.(Not....over the river.)
3-across and through
The difference between across and through is like the difference between on and in.Through,unlike across,is used for a movement in a three dimensional space,with things on all sides.Compare:
+We walked across the ice.(we were on the ice.)
I walked through the wood.(I was in the wood.)
-adjectives with and
When two or more adjectives(or other modifiers)come together,we sometimes put and before the last one and sometimes not.It depends partly on their position in the sentence.
1.after a verb
When adjectives come in predicative position(after be,seem and similar verbs,we usually put and before the last one.
He was tall,dark and handsome.
2.before a noun
In attributiveposition(before a noun),and is less common.
a tall,dark,handsome cowboy
However, and is possible when the adjectives describe the same kind of thing(for example appearance or character).
a cruel(and)vicious tyrant