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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Closes it again

Is "again" natural here?


She opens the fridge. There's nothing in it. She closes it again.

  

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, when talking about an action that is reversed or opposite from a previous action. She let the cat out. Minutes later, she let it in again.

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I find it a little unnatural, but sometimes people use 'again' that way, i.e., when talking about an action that is reversed or opposite from a previous action.

She let the cat out. Minutes later, she let it in again.

CJ