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Convince Persuade Sing Make Feel Completely True Party

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Keyword convince
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence We all tried to convince her to sing.
Correct Sentence We all tried to persuade her to sing.
Cloze Error Sentence We all tried to [[convince]] her to sing.
Cloze Sentence We all tried to [[persuade]] her to sing.
Cloze Answer persuade
Choices persuade | convince
Explanation

convince = make someone feel completely certain that something is true: 'Somehow the party will have to convince the voters that it is capable of governing the country.' 'She failed to convince the jury of her innocence.'

persuade = make someone agree to do something (or believe that something is true): 'Her parents have persuaded her to stop seeing him.' 'Despite our efforts to persuade them, they still haven't signed the contract.'

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