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