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NL888 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Does "tear the French doors free" mean "completely blew off the French doors"?
Context:
As water gushed into their house, Bobby and Pamela ran to the apartment over the garage — the highest point they could reach — to ride out the storm. They watched the wind tear the French doors free as water surged through the opening. The walls and roof twisted and crumbled.
More:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/07/16/union-beach-family-rebuilds-after-sandy/2442961/
As water gushed into their house, Bobby and Pamela ran to the apartment over the garage — the highest point they could reach — to ride out the storm. They watched the wind tear the French doors free as water surged through the opening. The walls and roof twisted and crumbled.
More:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/07/16/union-beach-family-rebuilds-after-sandy/2442961/
Top answer
Yes (except that to fit the sentence it should be "blow" not "blew").
- Yes (except that to fit the sentence it should be "blow" not "blew").
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