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Anonymous Posted 5 years ago
Vocabulary

Usage Of "Be Put Up At"

Alex and Matilda were put up at the local hotel after their flat burnt down.



Could I paraphrase the sentence into this? Alex and Matilda put up themselves at the local hotel after their flat burnt down.

  

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anonymous Could I paraphrase the sentence into this? No. Alex and Matilda did not have a place to sleep or stay when their apartment building burnt down.

  • anonymous Could I paraphrase the sentence into this?
  • No.
  • Alex and Matilda did not have a place to sleep or stay when their apartment building burnt down.
  • The owners of the building (or it could be the local authorities) made reservations for them at a local hotel for them.
  • They could stay at the hotel until they had another place to go to.
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anonymousCould I paraphrase the sentence into this?

No.

Alex and Matilda did not have a place to sleep or stay when their apartment building burnt down.

The owners of the building (or it could be the local authorities) made reservations for them at a local hotel for them. They could stay at the hotel until they had another place to go to. Their

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