Troublesome Verbs Part III

11. sit - seat - set

sit - to repose, to take a seat, intransitive verb. Sample Sentence: She always sits apart from the crowd.

seat - to take a seat, it is followed by a reflexive pronoun, transitive verb. Sample Sentence: Camille seated herself on the first row.

set - to place, to put. Sample Sentence: She sets the table for dinner.

12. like - want

like - to enjoy. Sample Sentence: She likes out-going fellows.

want - to desire earnestly, to require. Sample Sentence: The poor girl wants love and affection.

13. meet - mete

meet - to come upon, to be introduced. Sample Sentence: Reading offers many opportunities to meet new words.

mete - to measure, to allot. Sample Sentence: The judge meted out a stiff penalty to the dope pusher.

14. affect - effect

affect - to influence, to impress. Sample Sentence: Tension affects man's competence and efficiency.

effect - to accomplish, to produce. Sample Sentence: The purpose of the constitutional convention is to effect necessary changes.

15. dyeing - dying

dyeing - to impart color. Sample Sentence: She is dyeing her hair.

dying - to pass out of existence. Sample Sentence: Because of her stage 4 breast cancer, the doctor told her family that she has less possibility to survive and she is dying.

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• Intensive English Book

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