what are these green things called?

[alpacinou]

Hello,

I have two questions. First, what are these green things called? Is "hedge" correct?



Second, the man rubbed his hand on them and water splashed as if they were wet from rain or being watered. How can this action be described? Is "rub" the correct verb for his hand? And is "splash" the correct verb for the dew drops that are moved?

 

[emsr2d2]

Yes, they're hedges. I'd say he ran his hand along the top of the hedge and his hand picked up some rainwater.

(Note that "pick up" there does not mean "purposely taking something with one's hand".)

 

[alpacinou]

Yes, they're hedges. I'd say he ran his hand along the top of the hedge and his hand picked up some rainwater.

(Note that "pick up" there does not mean "purposely taking something with one's hand".)

Very good. Can I also say "dew" instead of "rainwater" in that sentence?

If I were to focus on the movement of water itself, would "splash" be the right verb?

He ran his hand along the top of the hedge and dew drops splashed.

 

[emsr2d2]

You can only say "dew" if that's what it actually is. If it's been raining, it's rainwater. If the hedge has been watered, it's just water. If dew has collected on the leaves overnight but it hasn't rained, then it's dew.

You can use "splashed" if the action of his hand on the leaves makes water splash into the air. In my opinion, you need something after "splashed". It splashed onto the ground, or his hand, or into the air.

 

[alpacinou]

You can only say "dew" if that's what it actually is. If it's been raining, it's rainwater. If the hedge has been watered, it's just water. If dew has collected on the leaves overnight but it hasn't rained, then it's dew.

You can use "splashed" if the action of his hand on the leaves makes water splash into the air. In my opinion, you need something after "splashed". It splashed onto the ground, or his hand, or into the air.

Is this okay?

He ran his hand along the top of the hedge and dew splashed into the air.

 

[GoesStation]

Very good. Can I also say "dew" instead of "rainwater" in that sentence?

If I were to focus on the movement of water itself, would "splash" be the right verb?

He ran his hand along the top of the hedge and dew drops splashed.

You can say dew if the water precipitated onto the leaves because the temperature fell below the dew point (or you want your reader to imagine that it did).

I'm not sure the bushes (boxwood, I think) in the picture really count as a hedge. A hedge is an uninterrupted row of bushes; those look like individual bushes spaced apart to form an ornamental planting.