1) He didn’t see that a nail was poking out of the chair.
2) He didn’t see that a nail was poking out from the chair.
Can someone please tell me which of the above sentences sounds natural? Can I replace poke with stick or jut?
1) He didn’t see that a nail was poking out of the chair.
2) He didn’t see that a nail was poking out from the chair.
Can someone please tell me which of the above sentences sounds natural? Can I replace poke with stick or jut?
Both sound fine, though I would understand the second as the nail poking out from the side while the first the nail could be poking out from any angle. Yes you can.