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Half Agreed Give Money Talking Compare Spends Week

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Keyword half
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence He agreed to give her the half of the money.
Correct Sentence He agreed to give her half of the money.
Cloze Error Sentence He agreed to give her [[the]] half of the money.
Cloze Sentence He agreed to give her [[ ]] half of the money.
Cloze Answer _
Choices the | _
Explanation

Do not use the before half except when talking about a particular half. Compare: 'He spends half the week playing golf.' 'During the second half of the concert I could hardly stay awake.'

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