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Titiwangsa Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

You have to crack open it.

My 3 years old son wanted to eat peanut.

He put the whole peanut in his mouth.

"You have to crack open it. The shell can't eat.' I told him.

Does it sound natural?

  

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No. The phrasal verb "crack open" is not separable. The object must come after the verb.

  • No.
  • The phrasal verb "crack open" is not separable.
  • The object must come after the verb.
  • Also, shells don't have a mouth.
  • They can't eat anything.
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No.

The phrasal verb "crack open" is not separable. The object must come after the verb. Also, shells don't have a mouth. They can't eat anything.

"You have to crack it open. You can't eat the shell," I told him.

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