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Asleep Watch Rob Robbed Stole Sth Stolen Steal

Idx 2351
Keyword rob
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence While he was asleep, she robbed him his watch.
Correct Sentence While he was asleep, she stole his watch.
Cloze Error Sentence While he was asleep, she [[robbed him]] his watch.
Cloze Sentence While he was asleep, she [[stole]] his watch.
Cloze Answer stole
Choices robbed him | stole
Explanation

steal sth: 'Someone has stolen her car.' 'My watch has been stolen.' 'The girl has obviously stolen his heart.'

rob sb (of sth ): 'The two youths had tried to rob him, but he managed to fight them off.' 'The old couple were robbed of their life's savings.'

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