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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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under surveillance/examination/scrutiny/careful watch

The chief suspect has been placed under surveilance/examination/scrutiny/careful watch, so I'm sure we will solve this case soon.

Do all of the bolded words fit in the above sample and mean about the same? Thanks.
  

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Only surveillance collocates well in this sentence. Careful watch is also reasonable, but the other two are not. Scrutiny and examination are done, for instance, sitting at a table with a microscope.

— Mister Micawber

  • Only surveillance collocates well in this sentence.
  • Careful watch is also reasonable, but the other two are not.
  • Scrutiny and examination are done, for instance, sitting at a table with a microscope.
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Only surveillance collocates well in this sentence. Careful watch is also reasonable, but the other two are not. Scrutiny and examination are done, for instance, sitting at a table with a microscope.
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Mister MicawberOnly surveillance collocates well in this sentence. Careful watch is also reasonable, but the other two are not. Scrutiny and examination are done, for instance, sitting at a table with a microscope.

Thanks, Mister.
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