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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Asked the price
Can I say,
She picked a vase and asked the price / asked about the price.
She picked a vase and asked the price / asked about the price.
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This is OK. However, based on your previous posts, I'm wondering if you're thinking that "picked" means "grasped and held with the hands". It can sometimes mean something similar to that, but here it doesn't.
- This is OK.
- However, based on your previous posts, I'm wondering if you're thinking that "picked" means "grasped and held with the hands".
- It can sometimes mean something similar to that, but here it doesn't.
- Here, the meaning of "She picked" is "She chose/selected".
- If you want the "grasped" meaning then you should say "She picked up ".
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This is OK.
However, based on your previous posts, I'm wondering if you're thinking that "picked" means "grasped and held with the hands". It can sometimes mean something similar to that, but here it doesn't. Here, the meaning of "She picked" is "She chose/selected". If you want the "grasped" meaning then you should say "She picked up".
However, based on your previous posts, I'm wondering if you're thinking that "picked" means "grasped and held with the hands". It can sometimes mean something similar to that, but here it doesn't. Here, the meaning of "She picked" is "She chose/selected". If you want the "grasped" meaning then you should say "She picked up".
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