My New Vocabulary for Today : Part 74
Hi, I'm trying to make some sentences using the new vocabulary I learnt today.
If there are any grammar mistakes and/or weird word choices, please correct them. Thanks.
1) Someone have prized up the door made by plywood.
2) A scrawny cat is sitting on the hillock.
3) A butterfly is fluttering above the flower beside the placid lake.
4) I asked him that what day of the week today in the harmonious morning.
5) When I kept watch, I dozed off.
6) I fly into a rage as if I blow a fuse.
7) She brings over a shirt with a stain of coffee.
8) She prodded my sore spot intently.
9) I rummaged in a chest of drawer to come up with a document.
10) She scoops a coffee and hot water into a cup and takes a couple of puffs.
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1) Someone have prized up the door made by plywood.
Someone has pried up the door made from plywood.
Someone (had/has/-) pried up the plywood door.
Correct
3) A butterfly is fluttering above the flower beside the placid lake.
Correct
4) I asked him that what day of the week today in the harmonious morning.
This whole sentence is quite unnatural. This is better, but still unnatural: "I asked him what day of the week it is this harmonious morning."
Harmonious is generally used to describe two or more things/people getting along. For example "Strawberry and banana are a harmonious combination", "Vanilla is a harmonious flavor, it goes with everything", or "Today is a harmonious day, nobody is fighting".
5) When I kept watch, I dozed off.
Correct but very ambiguous. This could mean "Every time I kept watch, I fell asleep" or even "The instant I tried keeping watch, I fell asleep". "I dozed off while keeping watch" seems more natural.
6) I fly into a rage as if I blow a fuse.
Your sentence means "I get angry as if I get angry" since both sides have the same meaning.
7) She brings over a shirt with a stain of coffee.
This is unnatural because it could also mean "She brings over a shirt and a coffee stain."
She brings over a shirt stained with coffee. / She brings over a coffee-stained shirt.
8) She prodded my sore spot intently.
Correct
9) I rummaged in a chest of drawers to come up with a document.
"I rummaged through (the/a) chest of drawers to come up with a document" is more natural.
10) She scoops a coffee and hot water into a cup and takes a couple of puffs.
This is a weird sentence because you can scoop coffee powder, but must pour water. Puff is an unexpected word in this context because "taking a puff" generally describes sucking in and blowing out cigarette smoke.
She scoops coffee into the hot water, and takes a couple of sips.
She pours hot water into the cup, adds a scoop of coffee, then cools it with a (few/couple of) puffs (of air).
She adds coffee and hot water to a cup, then blows a few puffs of air to cool it.
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