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Care Government Teachers I Sb/Sth Mother Died Formal

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Keyword care
Sub Entry Number 4
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence The government must take care for the teachers.
Correct Sentence The government must take care of the teachers.
Cloze Error Sentence The government must take care [[for]] the teachers.
Cloze Sentence The government must take care [[of]] the teachers.
Cloze Answer of
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Explanation

take care of or look after sb/sth: 'After his mother died, there was nobody to take care of him.'

care for = (1) (formal) like: 'Would you care for another drink?'

(2) = (usually adjectival or passive) look after: 'Don't worry. The child is being well cared for.'

care (about) = think that something is important: 'I don't care (about) how much it costs.' 'I don't care about the cost.'

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