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The British people vote for the members of parliament and they make the laws and run the country for the Queen.
Does the underlined part mean 'they run the country instead of the Queen'?
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Omar Ahmed The British people vote for the members of parliament and they make the laws and run the country for the Queen. Does the underlined part mean 'they run the country instead of the Queen'? More or less, yes.
- Omar Ahmed The British people vote for the members of parliament and they make the laws and run the country for the Queen.
- Does the underlined part mean 'they run the country instead of the Queen'?
- More or less, yes.
- Maybe a better way to say it is that they run the country on behalf of the Queen or in the name of the Queen.
- CJ
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Omar AhmedThe British people vote for the members of parliament and they make the laws and run the country for the Queen.
Does the underlined part mean 'they run the country instead of the Queen'?
More or less, yes. Maybe a better way to say it is that they run the country on behalf of the Queen or in the name of the Queen.
CJ
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