The boy carefully rolled his pant leg up to reveal a tiny scratch on his knee.
Two questions:
1) Is carefully placed the obvious place in the sentence?
2) Does to reveal work if the boy hasn't seen the injury on his knee himself before he rolls the pant leg up or will it sound like he's showing it to someone else?
1) yes 2) It could mean either. The context will usually make the meaning clear. Clive
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1) yes
2) It could mean either. The context will usually make the meaning clear.
Clive