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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

gatherring / plucking nectar

Can I say,

The bee is gathering the nectar of the flower.

The bee is plucking / picking the nectar.

The bee is sucking the nectar of the flower.
  

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Vincent Teo Can I say, The bee is gathering the nectar of the flower. Yes The bee is plucking / picking the nectar. No, bees do not pick flowers.

  • Vincent Teo Can I say, The bee is gathering the nectar of the flower.
  • Yes The bee is plucking / picking the nectar.
  • No, bees do not pick flowers.
  • I pick flowers and put them in a vase on my table.
  • The bee is sucking the nectar of the flower.
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Vincent TeoCan I say,

The bee is gathering the nectar of the flower. Yes

The bee is plucking / picking the nectar. No, bees do not pick flowers. I pick flowers and put them in a vase on my table.

The bee is sucking the nectar of the flower. No, I don't think they use sucking to get the nectar. Hummingbirds do.

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Can I say,

The bee is collecting nectar.

The bee gathers some nectar from the flowers.
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Thanks.

Can I say,

The bee likes to eat nectar.

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