Grammar and vocabulary
Hello, I have questions related to the grammars and vocabularies in the following sentences.
If you answer my questions, I thank you for answering.
Q1. One time I was at my grandpa Cassil’s farm when he was going to [pick up a new beagle puppy/pick a new beagle puppy up]. My cousin and I went with him to get the puppy, and on the way back to the house, we started talking about [how/what] to name him. Grandpa said that we could call him anything we wanted, so we decided to name that dog Blaze.
In the first question, I know 'pick up a new beagle puppy' is grammatically correct, but is 'pick a new beagle puppy up' grammatically incorrect or unnatural?
In the second question, I know 'what' is correct, but is ‘how’ grammatically correct or are there any situation where the word 'how' is used naturally?
Q2. Her successful performance made her mother on top of the world.
Her successful performance made her mother feel on top of the world.
In the above two sentences, I wonder which one is correct or natural, both or either.
Please reply.
Top answer
Juniper Kim In the first question, I know 'pick up a new beagle puppy' is grammatically correct, but is 'pick a new beagle puppy up' grammatically incorrect or unnatural? It is perhaps more clumsy, as it separates out 'pick' and 'up', but there's nothing wrong with it. It is a common way of saying it in British English.
- Juniper Kim In the first question, I know 'pick up a new beagle puppy' is grammatically correct, but is 'pick a new beagle puppy up' grammatically incorrect or unnatural?
- It is perhaps more clumsy, as it separates out 'pick' and 'up', but there's nothing wrong with it.
- It is a common way of saying it in British English.
- Juniper Kim In the second question, I know 'what' is correct, but is ‘how’ grammatically correct or are there any situation where the word 'how' is used naturally?
- Using 'how' changes the meaning.
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Juniper KimIn the first question, I know 'pick up a new beagle puppy' is grammatically correct, but is 'pick a new beagle puppy up' grammatically incorrect or unnatural?
It is perhaps more clumsy, as it separates out 'pick' and 'up', but there's nothing wrong with it. It is a common way of saying it in British English.
Juniper Kim
0Juniper KimQ1. One time
This is wordy considering that once would be enough.
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