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Hhtt Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary
deter v. discourage v. hinder v. keep back
Original: "The extreme heat deterred us from going downtown."
Which of the following is correct, idiomatic and in the same meaning as the original?
1) The extreme heat discouraged us from going downtown.
2) The extreme heat hindered us from going downtown.
3) The extreme heat kept back us from going downtown
Thank you.
Which of the following is correct, idiomatic and in the same meaning as the original?
1) The extreme heat discouraged us from going downtown.
2) The extreme heat hindered us from going downtown.
3) The extreme heat kept back us from going downtown
Thank you.
Top answer
hhtt Which of the following is correct, idiomatic and in the same meaning as the original? #1. #3 is ungrammatical.
- hhtt Which of the following is correct, idiomatic and in the same meaning as the original?
- #1.
- #3 is ungrammatical.
- It should be "kept us back", but #1 is still the best answer even if that is fixed.
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hhttWhich of the following is correct, idiomatic and in the same meaning as the original?#1.
#3 is ungrammatical. It should be "kept us back", but #1 is still the best answer even if that is fixed.
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