While revving (up) (the/his engine) (at them)
Hi teachers. I'm trying to write a script.
Two cars pull up to the starting line.
Ben: That's him! That's Johnny, our friend. In the blue car.
Johnny sees them and smiles.
Ben: Go, Johnny!
Chris: You've got this!
Johnny sticks out his tongue and makes the sign of the horns while revving (up) (his engine/the engine) (at them).
Just then, the crowd starts counting down...
How would you write the underlined sentence? (Johnny is on the starting line, his car is on but not moving)
Thanks.
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anonymous How would you write the underlined sentence? (Johnny is on the starting line, his car is on but not moving) I'd make it "revving his engine". "Up" is no good there.
- anonymous How would you write the underlined sentence?
- (Johnny is on the starting line, his car is on but not moving) I'd make it "revving his engine".
- "Up" is no good there.
- " for a microsecond.
- "At them" sounds odd and is unnecessary.
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anonymousHow would you write the underlined sentence? (Johnny is on the starting line, his car is on but not moving)
I'd make it "revving his engine". "Up" is no good there. "The engine" is no good because the reader thinks "what engine?" for a microsecond. "At them" sounds odd and is unnecessary.
By the way, I'd say "the sign of the horns" is not as
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