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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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to show/prove his identity.

The first thing the police did was to ask the suspect to show/prove his identity.

Are "show" and "prove" interchangeable in the above sample? Thanks.
  

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"Show his identity" would require "card/pass". You cannot show an identity. You can prove your identity by showing your identity card.

— Feebs11

  • "Show his identity" would require "card/pass".
  • You cannot show an identity.
  • You can prove your identity by showing your identity card.
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"Show his identity" would require "card/pass". You cannot show an identity.

You can prove your identity by showing your identity card.
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Feebs11"Show his identity" would require "card/pass". You cannot show an identity.

You can prove your identity by showing your identity card.

Thanks, Feebs.

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