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Tinanam0102 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

She reached her hand over and grabbed the remote

Hi teachers,

"She reached her hand over and grabbed the remote"

1. Is it correct to say "her hand reached over and grabbed the remote"?

2. Is it same and correct to say "She reached her head over to grab the remote"?

3. Is it same and correct to say "She reached out her head to grab the remote"?

Thank you.

Tinanam
  

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Hi, Yes, we say all those kinds of things. head hand Clive

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Hi,

Yes, we say all those kinds of things.

head hand

Clive
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Hi Clive,

I understand now. Thank you very much.

Tinanam
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tinanam0102"She reached her hand over and grabbed the remote"
Reaching and grabbing are done with the hand, so this seems redundant to me. Why not just say, "She reached over and grabbed the remote"?

CJ
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Hi CalifJim,

I read this sentence from a revision book. Now I understand it's not neccessary to mention 'her hand' in this sentence.

1. Would you tell me in what circumstances, "she reached her hand over" is used?

2. Would you think the following sentences are not redundant?

2a. Little Gina saw a candy on a table, and she tried to reach her hand t
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tinanam01021. Would you tell me in what circumstances, "she reached her hand over" is used?
I don't believe I could do that. I would know if it were used correctly in a sentence, but I don't know how to give you a list of circumstances in which it would be right.
tinanam01022. Would you think the following sentences are not redundan
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Hi CalifJim,

Thank you very much for the revised examples.

Tinanam
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