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Decided Resign Work Do/Want Sth Money

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Keyword own
Sub Entry Number 2
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence He's decided to resign and work for his own.
Correct Sentence He's decided to resign and work for himself.
Cloze Error Sentence He's decided to resign and work for [[his own]].
Cloze Sentence He's decided to resign and work for [[himself]].
Cloze Answer himself
Choices his own | himself
Explanation

do/want sth for yourself (NOT for your own ): 'He's kept all the money for himself.'

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