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Shravanmm Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Correct my sentences please

Dear teachers,

1. Where did you keep/place my phone? Which one sounds natural and correct here should we use keep or place.

2. I have kept/placed many dolls at my home for this festival. Which one sounds natural and correct here. Should we use kept or placed.

Thank you.
  

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shravanmm Where did you keep/place my phone? 'Kept' is possible if the person addressed has been looking after the speaker's phone. If the speaker is simply asking about what the person addressed did with the phone, the 'put' is the more natural verb.

  • shravanmm Where did you keep/place my phone?
  • 'Kept' is possible if the person addressed has been looking after the speaker's phone.
  • If the speaker is simply asking about what the person addressed did with the phone, the 'put' is the more natural verb.
  • shravanmm I have kept/placed many dolls at my home for this festival.
  • It depends on what you are trying to say.
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shravanmm Where did you keep/place my phone?
'Kept' is possible if the person addressed has been looking after the speaker's phone. If the speaker is simply asking about what the person addressed did with the phone, the 'put' is the more natural verb.
shravanmmI have kept/placed many dolls at my home for this festival.
It de

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