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Christanford Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

Newspaper - Need a verb- smash? smack?

Hi,

1. What do we call a few sheets of newspaper taken from the entire paper? Some newspaper?

2. What do we call a section of newspaper that is folded like below and is separate from other sections? A ___ of newspaper?



3. What is the verb for using the newspaper to kill an insect by moving it very quickly to squish the insect? Smack the newspaper at the insect? Smash the newspaper at the insect?

Thanks in advance!
  

Top answer

Hi, 1. I usually say eg I put some of the paper in the bottom of my parrot's cage eg I put a few pages of the paper in the bottom of my parrot's cage 2. A section of the paper.

— Clive

  • Hi, 1.
  • I usually say eg I put some of the paper in the bottom of my parrot's cage eg I put a few pages of the paper in the bottom of my parrot's cage 2.
  • A section of the paper.
  • eg the sports section eg the busines section eg the front section 3.
  • Swat the insect with the paper.
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Hi,

1. I usually say

eg I put some of the paper in the bottom of my parrot's cage

eg I put a few pages of the paper in the bottom of my parrot's cage

2. A section of the paper.

eg the sports section

eg the busines section

eg the front section

3. Swat the insect with the paper.

Best wishes
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