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I Raise Child Flowers Corner Garden Grow Plants

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Keyword raise
Sub Entry Number 1
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence When I was a child, I used to raise my own flowers in a corner of the garden.
Correct Sentence When I was a child, I used to grow my own flowers in a corner of the garden.
Cloze Error Sentence When I was a child, I used to [[raise]] my own flowers in a corner of the garden.
Cloze Sentence When I was a child, I used to [[grow]] my own flowers in a corner of the garden.
Cloze Answer grow
Choices grow | raise
Explanation

raise plants, vegetables, animals etc, especially on a farm to sell as food: 'He grew up in Nebraska where his parents raised chickens.'

grow plants, flowers, vegetables, etc, in a garden for pleasure: 'This year I thought I'd try growing a few tomatoes.'

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