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I Beach Belonging Front Noun Phrase Car Sb/Sth

Idx 2047
Keyword own
Sub Entry Number 1
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence I had the whole beach for my own.
Correct Sentence I had the whole beach to myself.
Cloze Error Sentence I had the whole beach [[for my own]].
Cloze Sentence I had the whole beach [[to myself]].
Cloze Answer to myself
Choices to myself | for my own
Explanation

Own (= belonging to you, or only to be used by you) is used either in front of a noun, or in the phrase of your own: 'I wish I had my own car.' 'I wish I had a car of my own.'

have sb/sth (all) to yourself = be the only person or people in a place, using something, talking to someone, etc: 'After the children had gone, we had the house all to ourselves.'

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