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Tenacious Learner Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
'Put out' her hand
Hi teachers,
Do you agree with the given explanation of ‘put out’ according to the sentence below?
She ‘put out’ her hand and stopped him.
Put out: If you put out a hand, an arm, or a foot, you move it to the front of your body.
Thanks in advance
Do you agree with the given explanation of ‘put out’ according to the sentence below?
She ‘put out’ her hand and stopped him.
Put out: If you put out a hand, an arm, or a foot, you move it to the front of your body.
Thanks in advance
Top answer
Thinking Spain Do you agree with the given explanation of ‘put out’ according to the sentence below? No. You extend your hand (or whatever) into the space around the front (or possibly to the side) of your body, as if you are reaching to touch or grasp hold of something in that general area.
- Thinking Spain Do you agree with the given explanation of ‘put out’ according to the sentence below?
- No.
- You extend your hand (or whatever) into the space around the front (or possibly to the side) of your body, as if you are reaching to touch or grasp hold of something in that general area.
- CJ
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Thinking SpainDo you agree with the given explanation of ‘put out’ according to the sentence below?No. You extend your hand (or whatever) into the space around the front (or possibly to the side) of your body, as if you are reaching to touch or grasp hold of something in that general area.
CJ
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All right, yours is a very clear one. I thought mine seemed to be the best bet, but it wasn't.
Than you very much.
Than you very much.
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Yes. Well, using your definition it would be considered putting out my hand when I adjust my tie because I have to move my hand to the front of my body to adjust my tie. But putting out my hand requires a bit more than that!
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CalifJimUnfortunately, this way of looking at it doesn't work when it's a question of a foot!
Ha, ha, ha. Very funny and absolutely clear. I understood it.
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It was not really a joke (which implies an entire little story with a "punch line"), but it was meant to be amusing. It was meant to conjure up the absurd image of two people "shaking feet" with one another.
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