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Ege Gürtan Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

10 sentences

Hello, could you please check whether the sentences below are correct. Inside the paranthesis I wrote the word that I want to use in the sentence. If I am using it wrong, will you please use it in a correct way. Thanks.


1-(cede)- The emperor forced to cede his crown to his brother.

1a- At the end of the war, Poland ceded its territories to Germany.

2-(dote on)- Doting on your child that much can have undesirable consequences.

3-(leaf through)- Just leaf through the history and you will see how comparable our sitituation is with the past.

4-(bode)- The sirens boded the attack of German planes.

5-(table)- He tabled his work for a while and went for a holiday.

6-(carp)- He was very patient, he never carped about the trip.

7-(spectre)- The murderer claims that the spectre of his victim was standing on his grave.

8-(divulge)- He refused to divulge any information regarding his personal life.

9-(woe betide)- Woe betide those who tried to deceive the mafia!

10-(skipper)- After the day he became the skipper of the team, his nose was always in the air.

  

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Generally correct. See my comments: 1-(cede)- The emperor was forced to cede his crown to his brother. [Otherwise okay] 1a- At the end of the war, Poland ceded its territories to Germany.

  • Generally correct.
  • See my comments: 1-(cede)- The emperor was forced to cede his crown to his brother.
  • [Otherwise okay] 1a- At the end of the war, Poland ceded its territories to Germany.
  • [ Okay] 2-(dote on)- Doting on your child that much can have undesirable consequences.
  • [ Okay] 3-(leaf through)- Just leaf through the history and you will see how comparable our situation sitituation is with the past.
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Generally correct. See my comments:

1-(cede)- The emperor was forced to cede his crown to his brother. [Otherwise okay]

1a- At the end of the war, Poland ceded its territories to Germany. [Okay]

2-(dote on)- Doting on your child that much can have undesirable consequences. [Okay]

3-(leaf through)- Just leaf through the history and yo

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