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Raen Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

what verb (or phrasal verb) to use?

for an art exhibition? We say,

A patient is treated by a doctor.

The show is performed by Boston Spirit.

The lecture is given by Professor Smith.

ect., ect.........

What about an exhibition? A national tour of the exhibition has reached my town, hosted by a prestigious medical center. What verb should I use in the following sentence,

The reginal medical center merely hosts the exhibition but the exhibition itself is __________ by Body Art.

Thanks alot

Raen
  

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Raen...We say,
A patient is treated by a doctor.

The show is performed by Boston Spirit.

The lecture is given by Professor Smith.

ect., ect etc.


What about an exhibition? ...

The regional medical center merely hosts the exhibit
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Thanks very much to Star and Jim for all the suggestions.

"Body Art" is a name I made up for the real organization that handles the exhibition, the fake name might have given out the impression of being an art studio that created the exhibits, but it's not. So "organized" and "presented" are closer to what I'm looking for. Could "assemble" be used in this case? I had thought that word had
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RaenSo "organized" and "presented" are closer to what I'm looking for. Could "assemble" be used in this case? I had thought that word had only to do with manufactured goods, not so?
Oh! Oh! Oh! Sudden idea! I think the verb mount is what you want.
The exhibition was mounted by Body Art.
Google the words
mount exhibition
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Emotion: smile Thanks. "mount" is not a word I'm familiar with, thanks for contributing to my vocabulary bank.
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Definition 7 for the verb mount, from www.m-w.com
7 a: to prepare (as a specimen) for examination or display b: to prepare and supply with materials needed for performance or execution <mount an opera>
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"to prepare for display"
mount an opera
mount an exhibition
mount a production of a play
etc.
CJ

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