What does oil do when it's very hot and you spill some water on it? What's the verb?
birdeen's call VIP Member Joined Jul 15, 2010 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Polish Home Country Poland Current Location Poland Aug 17, 2010 #1 What does oil do when it's very hot and you spill some water on it? What's the verb?
S shoaib 1 Member Joined Jul 20, 2010 Member Type English Teacher Aug 17, 2010 #2 birdeen's call said: What does oil do when it's very hot and you spill some water on it? What's the verb? Click to expand... Couldn't get ur question. If you mean verb in this sentence, the main verb is "do". Then there is a linking verb "is(be)".Then there is 'spill'
birdeen's call said: What does oil do when it's very hot and you spill some water on it? What's the verb? Click to expand... Couldn't get ur question. If you mean verb in this sentence, the main verb is "do". Then there is a linking verb "is(be)".Then there is 'spill'
birdeen's call VIP Member Joined Jul 15, 2010 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Polish Home Country Poland Current Location Poland Aug 17, 2010 #3 shoaib 1 said: Couldn't get ur question. If you mean verb in this sentence, the main verb is "do". Then there is a linking verb "is(be)".Then there is 'spill' Click to expand... What verb should I use to name what hot oil does after I spill some water on it?
shoaib 1 said: Couldn't get ur question. If you mean verb in this sentence, the main verb is "do". Then there is a linking verb "is(be)".Then there is 'spill' Click to expand... What verb should I use to name what hot oil does after I spill some water on it?
R Rover_KE Moderator Staff member Joined Jun 20, 2010 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location England Aug 17, 2010 #4 It spits or splutters. Rover Last edited: Aug 17, 2010
S Susan612 Junior Member Joined Mar 6, 2010 Member Type English Teacher Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Aug 17, 2010 #5 It splatters.
BobK Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 29, 2006 Location Spencers Wood, near Reading, UK Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language English Home Country UK Current Location UK Aug 17, 2010 #6 Susan612 said: It splatters. Click to expand... For us (Br Eng), that's what it does on the wall or down your front! It spits in the pan, splatters onto the wall. And the water fizzes. b
Susan612 said: It splatters. Click to expand... For us (Br Eng), that's what it does on the wall or down your front! It spits in the pan, splatters onto the wall. And the water fizzes. b
birdeen's call VIP Member Joined Jul 15, 2010 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Polish Home Country Poland Current Location Poland Aug 17, 2010 #7 Thank you all for your replies! Am I correct then to think that it's OK to say, "the hot oil splattered into my eye" and it's incorrect to say, "the hot oil spat into my eye"?
Thank you all for your replies! Am I correct then to think that it's OK to say, "the hot oil splattered into my eye" and it's incorrect to say, "the hot oil spat into my eye"?
BobK Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 29, 2006 Location Spencers Wood, near Reading, UK Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language English Home Country UK Current Location UK Aug 17, 2010 #8 birdeen's call said: Thank you all for your replies! Am I correct then to think that it's OK to say, "the hot oil splattered into my eye" and it's incorrect to say, "the hot oil spat into my eye"? Click to expand... I'd say 'spat in' - 'into' makes it sound pretty painful! b
birdeen's call said: Thank you all for your replies! Am I correct then to think that it's OK to say, "the hot oil splattered into my eye" and it's incorrect to say, "the hot oil spat into my eye"? Click to expand... I'd say 'spat in' - 'into' makes it sound pretty painful! b