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Jaleh Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Grab 'em

when figuring out how to follow the beat, rhythm sticks (fat cylindrical hard wood instruments) come in real handy. so do drum sticks. if you've got a pair, grab 'em _ if not, clapping or smacking your hand against bongos or your desktop works just as well.

could you please explain the meaning of the sentence? particularly the underlined parts.

  

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Please try to use capital letters correctly. Please do not type in a stream of all-lowercase letters. "come in handy" is a set expression meaning "prove to be useful or helpful".

  • Please try to use capital letters correctly.
  • Please do not type in a stream of all-lowercase letters.
  • "come in handy" is a set expression meaning "prove to be useful or helpful".
  • "real" is an intenstifier (like "very").
  • "grab 'em" = "grab them".
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Please try to use capital letters correctly. Please do not type in a stream of all-lowercase letters.

"come in handy" is a set expression meaning "prove to be useful or helpful". "real" is an intenstifier (like "very").

"grab 'em" = "grab them". "them" refers to drum sticks, and "grab" has its ordinary meaning that you will find in any dictionary. "smack" also has its ordinary dict

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