Whip up, swirl around
"Whenever I make my bed, it causes dust to swirl around."
"Whenever I make my bed, I whip up a lot of dust."
"I just dusted my room, but then I had to make the bed and I whipped up a lot of dust as I flipped the duvet over and fluffed it."
Are these sentences correct and natural?
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The three sentences are understandable and technically correct, grammatically, but a little awkward-sounding (to American ears). You'd more likely hear something like the following: Whenever I make my bed, I stir up a lot of dust. I cleaned my room, but when I made my bed and fluffed-up the comforter, it stirred up a lot of dust.
- The three sentences are understandable and technically correct, grammatically, but a little awkward-sounding (to American ears).
- You'd more likely hear something like the following: Whenever I make my bed, I stir up a lot of dust.
- I cleaned my room, but when I made my bed and fluffed-up the comforter, it stirred up a lot of dust.
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The three sentences are understandable and technically correct, grammatically, but a little awkward-sounding (to American ears). You'd more likely hear something like the following:
Whenever I make my bed, I stir up a lot of dust.
I cleaned my room, but when I made my bed and fluffed-up the comforter, it stirred up a lot of dust.
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