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Sesquipedalian101 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Put up

In return for putting up a lot of money, the Malaysian government wants universities to set up faculties in subjects that will be most useful to Malaysia.

In the above sentence, is the phrasal verb "putting up" correctly used?
  

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Looks fine to me. In more formal writing, "investing" or "granting" would be preferable.

  • Looks fine to me.
  • In more formal writing, "investing" or "granting" would be preferable.
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Looks fine to me. In more formal writing, "investing" or "granting" would be preferable.

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