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Thought Thinking Sb/Sth Give Lot She's Worried Father

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Keyword think
Sub Entry Number 2
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence While she was away, he often thought on her.
Correct Sentence While she was away, he often thought about her.
Cloze Error Sentence While she was away, he often thought [[on]] her.
Cloze Sentence While she was away, he often thought [[about]] her.
Cloze Answer about
Choices about | on
Explanation

think about sb/sth (= give a lot of thought to): 'She's worried about her father and can't stop thinking about him.' 'Have you ever thought about what you'd like to do for a living?' 'You look serious - what're you thinking about?'

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