Sneak
The Pa hedgehog sneaked into Uncle B's house and scoffed dog food.
This is a made up sentence after reading "The hodgeheg"
We are learning to write good sentences using the ideas from the book.
I was unsure of whether to use sneak out or sneak or sneak into.
Is it grammatically correct and natural?
Top answer
Jigneshbharati Pa hedgehog sneaked into Uncle B's house and scoffed (some) dog food. It is not absolutely mandatory to include "some", but the sentence tends to read better with some sort of determiner before "dog food", whatever best fits the context. Jigneshbharati I was unsure of whether to use sneak out or sneak or sneak into.
- Jigneshbharati Pa hedgehog sneaked into Uncle B's house and scoffed (some) dog food.
- It is not absolutely mandatory to include "some", but the sentence tends to read better with some sort of determiner before "dog food", whatever best fits the context.
- Jigneshbharati I was unsure of whether to use sneak out or sneak or sneak into.
- "sneaked out Uncle B's house" is not correct English.
- You could say "sneaked out to Uncle B's house".
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JigneshbharatiPa hedgehog sneaked into Uncle B's house and scoffed (some) dog food.
It is not absolutely mandatory to include "some", but the sentence tends to read better with some sort of determiner before "dog food", whatever best fit
0Off-topic footnote:
In North America we say 'scarf', not 'scoff', for the intended meaning.
CJ
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