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Sundarnaz Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Grow for raise
He and I were raised here in New York.
Can we replace raise with grown?
Like; he and I were grown here in New York.
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sundarnaz He and I were raised here in New York. Can we replace raise with grown? Like; he and I were grown here in New York.
- sundarnaz He and I were raised here in New York.
- Can we replace raise with grown?
- Like; he and I were grown here in New York.
- No.
- 'grown' is the wrong substitution.
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sundarnazHe and I were raised here in New York.
Can we replace raise with grown?
Like; he and I were grown here in New York.
No. 'grown' is the wrong substitution. Only plants are grown — not people.
You may, however, substitute 'brought up' for 'raised'.
We were [raised / brought up] here in New York.
CJ
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sundarnazHe and I were raised here in New York.
We grew up in New York.
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