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Stevenukd Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Too often TV

- Here are some tips parents can take to help reduce television's negative effect on their children : Watch televison with your child - too often TV is used as a cheap babysitter. Know what your child is watching and don't be afraid to turn off the TV if you think there's nothing good on.

- "too often TV is used as a cheap babysitter" in this context means "you're not a good babysitter when you watch TV too much with your child", right? Emotion: smile

Thanks a lot to Teachers,

Stevenukd
  

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Hi Stevenukd No, the sentence means that parents use TV too often as a way to keep their kids occupied/entertainined while the parents are busy doing something else.

  • Hi Stevenukd No, the sentence means that parents use TV too often as a way to keep their kids occupied/entertainined while the parents are busy doing something else.
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Hi Stevenukd

No, the sentence means that parents use TV too often as a way to keep their kids occupied/entertainined while the parents are busy doing something else.

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