http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishGrammarQuestions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here.enCSMOD (Build: 3273.32735)http://www.englishforums.com/English/HeBouncedItBackOffHisHead/gclqn/post.htm#514416Fri, 16 May 2008 13:02:19 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:514416Liveinjapan0http://www.englishforums.com/English/HeBouncedItBackOffHisHead/gclqn/post.htm#514416http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-514416.xmlThanks, CJ.</p><p>I understand the difference! <br /><div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HeBouncedItBackOffHisHead/gclmh/post.htm#514342Fri, 16 May 2008 07:27:56 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:514342CalifJim1http://www.englishforums.com/English/HeBouncedItBackOffHisHead/gclmh/post.htm#514342http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-514342.xml<BLOCKQUOTE><div><img src="/Themes/englishforums/images/icon-quote.gif"> <strong>Liveinjapan</strong></div><div>Can <i>off</i> be replaced by <i>on</i>?</div></BLOCKQUOTE> Tricky.&nbsp; I wouldn&#39;t change it.&nbsp; The ball bounced on his head, of course, but he bounced it off his head.&nbsp; In the first case the ball more or less bounces on its own.&nbsp; In the second case, &quot;he&quot; takes action to bounce the ball off his head. </p><p>CJ&nbsp;<div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HeBouncedItBackOffHisHead/gcllg/post.htmFri, 16 May 2008 06:19:44 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:514324Liveinjapan2http://www.englishforums.com/English/HeBouncedItBackOffHisHead/gcllg/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-514324.xml<i> When a soccer ball was thrown at him, he bounced it back <u>off </u>his helmeted head.</i> </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Can <i>off</i> be replaced by <i>on</i>?</p><p>Thanks<br />LiJ <br /></p><p>&nbsp;<div style="clear:both;"></div>