carried her to her room

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	New2grammar  #537556  Mon, 07 Jul 08 01:33 AM Her eyes kept closing and soon she fell asleep there on the table. We decided to call it a night and then picked her up and carried her to her room. Is the above natural? Thanks.    New2grammar Joined on Tue, Nov 21 2006 Veteran Member (7,676) Who wants to go sailing around the world with me?

	Avangi  #537583  Mon, 07 Jul 08 03:49 AM Deciding to call it a night, we picked her up    Avangi Joined on Mon, Nov 19 2007 Senior Member (3,676) ". . . le plaisir delicieux et toujours nouveau d'une occupation inutile." - Henri de Regnier

	RayH  #537585  Mon, 07 Jul 08 03:53 AM It sounds OK to me.    RayH Joined on Sat, Mar 22 2008 CA, USA Regular Member (796) Native speaker of U. S. English. Not a grammar expert.

	Grammar Geek  #537587  Mon, 07 Jul 08 04:13 AM Was she really asleep ON the table?      Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Pennsylvania, USA Veteran Member (15,990) Barbara, who answers in American English.

	Abil  #537598  Mon, 07 Jul 08 05:04 AM "Call it a night" = "call it a day" ?    Abil Joined on Wed, Jun 11 2008 Regular Member (761)

	Avangi  #537609  Mon, 07 Jul 08 05:30 AM "Call it a day"  following a long day's work.  ("That's enough work for today.") "Call it a night" following a long night's revelry.  ("That's enough revelry for tonight.") Sometimes "call it a day" is used to mean the end of your total wakeing hours  -   i.e., time to go to bed.   - A.     Avangi

	New2grammar  #537672  Mon, 07 Jul 08 11:10 AM Could it imply that she fell asleep in her chair with her head on the table? That's the intended meaning. Or does it strike you as she was lying on the table?    New2grammar

	optilang  #537680  Mon, 07 Jul 08 11:33 AM I don't see anything wrong with - she fell asleep on the table. I have an image of someone sitting in a chair, leaning on a table, and then falling asleep in that position. Quite a common occurrence in my classroom!    optilang Joined on Tue, May 13 2008 Poland Senior Member (2,229) OptiNative British English Speaker Wherever I may roam, I'm still a Londoner.

	Abil  #537686  Mon, 07 Jul 08 11:43 AM Thanks Avangi, for the answer. N2g, as a non-native speaker, the reading of the sentence gave me the impression that she was sleeping, lying on the table. But as Optilang said, it might not seem so to the native speakers.    Abil