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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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The little boy walked on all fours in imitation of a monkey.

The little boy walked/crawled on all fours in imitation of a monkey.





Which works better with the above sample, walked or crawled? Thanks.
  

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walked.

  • walked.
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AngliholicThe little boy walked/crawled on all fours in imitation of a monkey.





Which works better with the above sample, walked or crawled? Thanks.
Crawl = on hands and knees; walk = on feet (and in the case of monkeys, on hands as well)
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Thanks, Philip, for your informative reply.

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