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Park sang joon Posted 11 years ago
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She opens the door [to] her daughter
Mrs. Codey: Lily, sorry I'm late, Did you have dinner? (She opens the door to her daughter)
Lily: (startled) Mom!
Derek: Mrs. Codey.
Mrs. Codey: What is this young man doing here? It's almost 10.
Lily: Mom, this is Derek. He was helping me with my homework.
Mrs. Codey: Well, Derek, you know where to find the door! And Lily, you and I need to talk.
I'd like to know what "She opens the door to her daughter" means.
Thank you in advance for your help.
Lily: (startled) Mom!
Derek: Mrs. Codey.
Mrs. Codey: What is this young man doing here? It's almost 10.
Lily: Mom, this is Derek. He was helping me with my homework.
Mrs. Codey: Well, Derek, you know where to find the door! And Lily, you and I need to talk.
I'd like to know what "She opens the door to her daughter" means.
Thank you in advance for your help.
Top answer
It would normally mean that she opens door in order to let her daughter into the house/room. Here it seems to mean that she opens the door to her daughter's room . If it does, then I would use my version.
- It would normally mean that she opens door in order to let her daughter into the house/room.
- Here it seems to mean that she opens the door to her daughter's room .
- If it does, then I would use my version.
- Yours seems unnatural to me.
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It would normally mean that she opens door in order to let her daughter into the house/room. Here it seems to mean that she opens the door to her daughter's room. If it does, then I would use my version. Yours seems unnatural to me.
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