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Office Safe Rob Robbed Stole Sth Stolen Steal

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Keyword rob
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence They robbed $6000 from the office safe.
Correct Sentence They stole $6000 from the office safe.
Cloze Error Sentence They [[robbed]] $6000 from the office safe.
Cloze Sentence They [[stole]] $6000 from the office safe.
Cloze Answer stole
Choices stole | robbed
Explanation

steal sth: 'Someone has stolen her car.' 'My watch has been stolen.' 'The girl has obviously stolen his heart.'

rob sb (of sth ): 'The two youths had tried to rob him, but he managed to fight them off.' 'The old couple were robbed of their life's savings.'

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