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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

the verb stunt

How would a native speaker rewrite this whole sentence?

If you don't let your baby crawl on the ground or attempt to crawl you will be stunting /hold back his growth development and will be behind learning to use his or her legs.

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That something stunts the growth of a child is a common expression. [ I'm not sure crawling or not has anything to do with it. ]

— Philip

  • That something stunts the growth of a child is a common expression.
  • [ I'm not sure crawling or not has anything to do with it.
  • ]
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That something stunts the growth of a child is a common expression. [ I'm not sure crawling or not has anything to do with it. ]
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What a strange idea! Do babies anywhere in the world learn to walk without crawling first?
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Some babies never crawl. My sisters baby never did. he would move on his behind.


maybe he didnt like to.

Could you yo
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I would say that he scoots along on his ****.
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That video is so funny! That baby is lucky the house wasn't carpeted!
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Now that you have seen the video khoff, what do you think of the original sentence? How would you phrase it?
thank you Philip!!
thanks khoff!!
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I hope the parents are raising the baby to speak both French and English!
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I would say the baby scoots around on his bottom.
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