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Vincent Teo Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Gobbled (up)

Can I say,

Peter gave a poor old man some food. The poor old man gobbled (up) the food very fast.
  

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You can say he gobbled up the food, or he gobbled the food up. " that is implied by "gobbled" and becomes redudant.

— BarbaraPA

  • You can say he gobbled up the food, or he gobbled the food up.
  • " that is implied by "gobbled" and becomes redudant.
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You can say he gobbled up the food, or he gobbled the food up.

Do not say "very fast." that is implied by "gobbled" and becomes redudant.
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I think you can say "Peter gave a poor man some food. The poor man gobbled the food."

'Gobbled' means 'to eat fast' and hence 'fast' is not necessary.
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Hi Grammar Geek

Could you tell me whether 'up' after gobble is necessary?
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I guess it's not necessary, but it sounds more natural to me with it.
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Thank you, Grammar Geek.
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