To pick nuts off the top of the cake
Hello everyone,
The sentences I am about to list are random sentences I found on the internet, but I do wonder if "pick" suggests picking one thing at a time.
- He picked the nuts off the top of the cake.
- A few crayons were left in the box, so I picked them out and handed them to my friend.
- She picked bits of fluff from his sweater.
- All the shirt buttons I had on hand were of similar sizes but different colours. Whatever I picked out, I used.
Can we pick off/out/etc more than one thing at once? Picking more than one nut, crayon, etc at the same time. As most of the items in the sentences above are relatively small, I think it's possible for a person to pick more than one. However, I don't know if the verb "to pick" suggests one thing at a time. What do you think?
Thank you in advance.
Top answer
You've got the idea for your examples, but we can also use "pick" to select things. I picked several hats from the shelf for my new clothes. He picked six students to represent the class.
- You've got the idea for your examples, but we can also use "pick" to select things.
- I picked several hats from the shelf for my new clothes.
- He picked six students to represent the class.
- We also use "pick" with different prepositions (particles) for a variety of expressions.
- The boy picked off several birds in the tree with his rifle.
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You've got the idea for your examples, but we can also use "pick" to select things.
I picked several hats from the shelf for my new clothes.
He picked six students to represent the class.
We also use "pick" with different prepositions (particles) for a variety of expressions.
The boy picked off several birds in the tree with his rifle.
The bigger children picked o
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