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I am late because my alarm clock never ---- this morning.
rang out / went off
Which one is correct in this context? I'm confused.
I am late because my alarm clock never ---- this morning.
rang out / went off
Which one is correct in this context? I'm confused.
Top answer
went off
- went off
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What does "go off" mean here?
Cambridge dictionary:
If a light or a machine goes off, it stops working:
The lights went off in several villages because of the storm.
I am late because my alarm clock "never" went off this morning.
But there is "never" in my sentence above.
Never went off = it didn't stop working?
Then what was the reason o
Cambridge dictionary:
If a light or a machine goes off, it stops working:
The lights went off in several villages because of the storm.
I am late because my alarm clock "never" went off this morning.
But there is "never" in my sentence above.
Never went off = it didn't stop working?
Then what was the reason o
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Go off
verb: be discharged or activated ( http://www.onelook.com/?w=go+off&ls=a )
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