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Gene93 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
spread/disperse/scatter
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How would you differentiate between: "The seeds were scattered/dispersed/spread on the plowed land."?
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How would you differentiate between: "The seeds were scattered/dispersed/spread on the plowed land."?
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disperse – often used with people. Volunteers were dispersed among the crowd. The angry crowd was dispersed (scattered).
- disperse – often used with people.
- Volunteers were dispersed among the crowd.
- The angry crowd was dispersed (scattered).
- scatter – sand can be scattered over an icy path.
- People scatter when afraid for their lives.
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disperse – often used with people. Volunteers were dispersed among the crowd. The angry crowd was dispersed (scattered).
scatter – sand can be scattered over an icy path. People scatter when afraid for their lives. We plough the fields and scatter the good seeds on the ground.
spread – news is quickly spread by voice, television, and newspapers. Liquid spreads quickly
scatter – sand can be scattered over an icy path. People scatter when afraid for their lives. We plough the fields and scatter the good seeds on the ground.
spread – news is quickly spread by voice, television, and newspapers. Liquid spreads quickly
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Yes, that's true. Can't seeds also be dispersed or spread over a field? If we spread them, I assume that they have to be on the ground.
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