diamondcutter
Senior Member
- Joined
- Oct 21, 2014
- Member Type
- English Teacher
- Native Language
- Chinese
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- China
- Current Location
- China
“Today we are going to finger paint,” she (Miss Hannah) said.
“I’m not painting my fingers,” I said. Some of the kids laughed, even though I didn’t say anything funny.
“You silly dumphead,” Andrea said. “Finger painting is when you use your fingers to paint pictures.”
Source: Miss Hannah is Bananas! Dan Gutman
Finger painting is when you use your fingers to paint pictures.
I understand this sentence, which means “Finger painting is painting pictures using your fingers.” What I want to know is whether the use of when-clause here is common. And I’d also like to know if we can also say “Finger painting is that you use your fingers to paint pictures.”
“I’m not painting my fingers,” I said. Some of the kids laughed, even though I didn’t say anything funny.
“You silly dumphead,” Andrea said. “Finger painting is when you use your fingers to paint pictures.”
Source: Miss Hannah is Bananas! Dan Gutman
Finger painting is when you use your fingers to paint pictures.
I understand this sentence, which means “Finger painting is painting pictures using your fingers.” What I want to know is whether the use of when-clause here is common. And I’d also like to know if we can also say “Finger painting is that you use your fingers to paint pictures.”