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Hi,Could you please check for me, If I am correct in these sentences?These two words share the same meaning, however "imagine" is more common for spoken English.1) It is difficult to conceive / imagine a family of four living in that small room.The name "William" is often conceive / imagine as a male first.I simply can't conceive / imagine anyone don't like ice cream.2) Who conceived / invented that idea first? ("Invent" is more common in the usage)3) This is the first time he spoken in a public.This is the first time that he speaks in a public. (Two clauses)There is a sentence written " Practice makes perfect" on the wall.There is a sentence which is written " Practice makes perfect" on the wall. (Two clauses)There is a sentence that it writes " Practice makes perfect" on the wall.  (Two clauses)Cheers

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John Aki
These two words share the same meaning (but not always), however "imagine" is more common for spoken English. Yes.

1) It is difficult to conceive of / imagine a family of four living in that small room.
The name "William" is often conceived of / imagined as a male first.
I simply can't ~~conceive /~~ imagine anyone ~~don't~~ who doesn't like ice cream.
Or,
I simply can't conceive of anyone not liking ice cream.
(The meaning is similar between 'imagine' and 'conceive of', but the grammar can be different in some contexts.)

2) Who conceived / invented that idea first? ("Invent" is more common in the usage Yes.)

3) This is the first time he has spoken in a public.
Or,
This is the first time that he has spoken in public.
Both versions have two clauses. The only difference is that the connector 'that' is omitted in the first version.
~~This is the first time that he speaks in a public.~~ (Two clauses)
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There is a sentence written " Practice makes perfect" on the wall.
There is a sentence which is written " Practice makes perfect" on the wall. (Two clauses)
There is a sentence that it writes " Practice makes perfect" on the wall. (Two clauses)
These three are all in need of some improvement. There are really only three ways to do this:

1) The sentence "Practice makes perfect" is written on the wall. (one clause)
2) There is a sentence written on the wall which says "Practice makes perfect". (two clauses)
3) Someone wrote the sentence "Practice makes perfect" on the wall. (one clause)

CJ

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