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.
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.
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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