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PDKT Posted 7 years ago
Grammar
Help with sentence
Luckily, the rain ___ so we were able to play the match
A. Give out
B. Held off
According to Cambridge Dictionary, give out means "to last no longer" but rain "held off" is more common.
I'm stuck, both answers seems correct to me.
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Whatever the idiomatic meaning of "give out", "the rain give out" is ungrammatical. Please check whether it says "give out" or "gave out".
- Whatever the idiomatic meaning of "give out", "the rain give out" is ungrammatical.
- Please check whether it says "give out" or "gave out".
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Whatever the idiomatic meaning of "give out", "the rain give out" is ungrammatical. Please check whether it says "give out" or "gave out".
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