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Zenkg Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Keep/rear/feed-usage
I'm confused about the following :
Hopefully someone could help me!
- Mary rears a dog.
- Mary keeps a dog.
- Mary feeds a dog.
Hopefully someone could help me!
Top answer
" "Rear" is used more for children than animals. " "Feed" means exactly that. "
- " "Rear" is used more for children than animals.
- " "Feed" means exactly that.
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Normally you would just say, "Mary has a dog."
"Rear" is used more for children than animals. You could say, "Mary raises purebred Bulldogs."
"Keep" implies something other than a regular pet -- "The farmer keeps cats to keep mice out of the barn, but they're not house pets."
"Feed" means exactly that. "Mary feeds her dog every morning and evening." "Mary feeds stray cat
"Rear" is used more for children than animals. You could say, "Mary raises purebred Bulldogs."
"Keep" implies something other than a regular pet -- "The farmer keeps cats to keep mice out of the barn, but they're not house pets."
"Feed" means exactly that. "Mary feeds her dog every morning and evening." "Mary feeds stray cat
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