2006-12-18 20:47:54 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
It's acceptable, but I would drop "on"
2006-12-18 23:53:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 0⤋
I would put the sentence this way: The man is smoking
his cigarette
2006-12-19 08:56:53 · answer #2 · answered by caroline j 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"The man smoked a cigarette." is fine.
You may have been thinking along the lines of "The man is chugging on a can of Coke." or "The man is breathing on his oxygem mask."
Maybe the sentece you are looking for is this:
"The man is puffing on his cigarette."
I like that better than "The man is sucking on a cigarette." There's just sumthin that sounds plain wrong about using "sucking". Or "sucked" if you intend to change the tense. "Inhale" is just wrong.
There might be a word better than "puffing" though. How about this:
The man is taking (deep) drags on his cigarette.
It just seems the word "drags" warrants the word "deep." Any suggestion guys?
2006-12-19 05:09:43 · answer #3 · answered by Mr. man about slum 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You do not use the "on". Just, the man is smoking a cigarette (or his cigarette, or, the cigarette).
2006-12-19 04:49:21 · answer #4 · answered by Isis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Almost. "The man is smoking his cigarette" would be more correct.
2006-12-19 04:49:42 · answer #5 · answered by marykin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no its wrong
it should be "the man is smoking a cigarette"
but my prefer is don't use cigarette.
just only put
the man is smoking
2006-12-19 04:51:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't use "on". The man is smoking his cigarette.
More apt. will be The man is smoking.
2006-12-19 06:27:47 · answer #7 · answered by annie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take out "on" and it's fine.
2006-12-19 04:55:49 · answer #8 · answered by First Lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's wrong
put off "on"
2006-12-19 05:17:41 · answer #9 · answered by Aaron Rules 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋