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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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a sausage flop out

She cut a small hole in the packet, and then squeezed her fingers in and stretch open the opening. A hotdog flop out.

Is the above understandable and natural?
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Hi, She cut a small hole in the packet, and then squeezed her fingers in and stretch open the opening. A hotdog flop out. Is the above understandable and natural?

— Clive

  • Hi, She cut a small hole in the packet, and then squeezed her fingers in and stretch open the opening.
  • A hotdog flop out.
  • Is the above understandable and natural?
  • You need to put your last two verbs in past tense.
  • And try to avoid the repetition of 'open'.
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Hi,
She cut a small hole in the packet, and then squeezed her fingers in and stretch open the opening. A hotdog flop out.

Is the above understandable and natural? You need to put your last two verbs in past tense. And try to avoid the repetition of 'open'. Other than that, it seems OK.
Clive
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Sorry for the careless mistakes.
She cut a small hole in the packet, and then squeezed her fingers in and stretched open the opening (I'm running out of words....cavity?
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Try "stretched out the opening."
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Thank you, Clive and Khoff.

One more question. What do you say "a bag/packet/pack of hotdogs"?

Thanks.
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Hi,
A packet.
Clive
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