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I Eventually Singapore Means Start Adjective Noun Verb

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Keyword become
Sub Entry Number 1
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence Eventually I became to like Singapore.
Correct Sentence Eventually I came to like Singapore.
Cloze Error Sentence Eventually I [[became]] to like Singapore.
Cloze Sentence Eventually I [[came]] to like Singapore.
Cloze Answer came
Choices came | became
Explanation

Become means 'start to be' and is followed by an adjective or noun (NOT a verb): 'We didn't meet again until after she had become famous.' 'Brunei became an independent member of the Commonwealth in 1984.'

When talking about a gradual change in the way a person feels or thinks about someone or something, use come/grow + to-v (NOT become ): 'Although she had come to dislike her boss, she tried not to let it show.' 'As the months passed, I actually grew to enjoy his company.'

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