I wish a wonderful week to all of you!!

 Before asking the question I need to clarify, I want to thank anitarobi and the rest of the people who tried to help me last week with their answers. And now, here is my new question, there is an idea I need to express and I don �t know the right way to do it: imagine someone is shaking a high column to make the image on it fall, would any of these options be right:

     These kind of things get me down, I feel I �ll never master the English language!

Thanks in advance

 

  I wouldn�t use the verb  "knock off,"  "break off" would be more appropriate, and in the

 

passive.

 

 The statue has been broken off the column.

 

or if intentionally;  The statue has been removed from the column.

 

   Have a good day.

They knocked the statue off of the column (pedestal?). This is the most natural sounding choice.

They knocked the statue over. Because of "over", you can �t add the part about the column.

Your third choice is OK, but sounds very formal.

 

I hope this helps you.

 

Bruce