Applaud

[Rollercoaster1]

Is it correct to say "Miss, applauded me with the words, good, well done"!

 

[GoesStation]

No. Is this a homework assignment?

 

[Rover_KE]

Please wait until Babarbutt has responded to post #2 with more information and context.

 

[Rollercoaster1]

No, it's not.

 

[GoesStation]

Is it correct to say "Miss, applauded me with the words, good, well done"!

Try Miss Jones (a name is required here) congratulated me with the words "Good! Well done!"

 

[Rollercoaster1]

Try Miss Jones (a name is required here) congratulated me with the words "Good! Well done!"

I was saying in a sense that, miss clapped and praised. That's why I used the word "applaud" instead of "congratulate", because "congratulate" only refers to expression, but not act "clapping".

 

[Tdol]

In that case, you would need to use two verbs to describe the two actions.

 

[GoesStation]

I was saying in a sense that, miss clapped and praised. That's why I used the word "applaud" instead of "congratulate", because "congratulate" only refers to expression, but not act "clapping".

You need to specify whom you're talking about. For example, "Miss Jones."

You could say something like "Miss Jones clapped and said 'well done!'"

I used AmE punctuation. In BrE: 'Miss Jones clapped and said "well done!"'

 

[emsr2d2]

Some primary schools still use the term "Miss" to refer to female teachers, without the surname. The children in that teacher's classes probably wouldn't even know the teacher's surname so there is a chance a young child might say "Miss congratulated me". I don't think it's that common though.