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New Hope Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

outstretched arms/ spread-out arms/outspread arms

Is the use of "spread out" in place of "outstretched" in the sentences below correct? Please comment.
The boy is standing with his arms spread out.
Measure the length of the boy's spread-out arms.
  

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haroon rashid Is the use of "spread out" in place of "outstretched" in the sentences below correct? You can, but it is not the native choice.

— Mister Micawber

  • haroon rashid Is the use of "spread out" in place of "outstretched" in the sentences below correct?
  • You can, but it is not the native choice.
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haroon rashidIs the use of "spread out" in place of "outstretched" in the sentences below correct?
You can, but it is not the native choice.
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So what would you write in both sentences?
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The boy is standing with his arms outstretched.
Measure the length of the boy's outstretched arms.
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