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Mr. Tom Posted 16 years ago
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As the saw the huge wave approching her, she held onto her 5-year

Hi

Do you find this natural? Any suggestions are welcome.

As the saw the huge wave approching her, she held onto her 5-year-old son as tighly as she could, but the force of the water took him away from her arm.

Thanks,

Tom
  

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It's largely OK. I'm not greatly enthusiastic about "took him away from her arm", though, and I would prefer "on to" to "onto". There are also a couple of typos.

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  • It's largely OK.
  • I'm not greatly enthusiastic about "took him away from her arm", though, and I would prefer "on to" to "onto".
  • There are also a couple of typos.
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It's largely OK. I'm not greatly enthusiastic about "took him away from her arm", though, and I would prefer "on to" to "onto". There are also a couple of typos.

"As she saw the huge wave approaching her, she held on to her 5-year-old son as tightly as she could, but the force of the water swept him away from her grasp."
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Hi,

You might also say . . . swept him out of her arms.



Clive
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Clive, out of interest, how do you feel about "on to" versus "onto" in this sentence?
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Hi,

As the saw the huge wave approching her, she held onto her 5-year-old son as tighly as she could, but the force of the water took him away from her arm.

how do you feel about "on to" versus "onto" in this sentence

I see 'onto' as place in a position on or in contact with.

eg The wave crashed onto the beach.



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Thanks Clive ... you know how it is when you keep staring at something ...
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