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Tiny Present Kitten Son Decided Give Verb Official

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Keyword present
Sub Entry Number 1
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence They decided to present a tiny kitten to their son.
Correct Sentence They decided to give their son a tiny kitten.
Cloze Error Sentence They decided to [[present a tiny kitten to their son]].
Cloze Sentence They decided to [[give their son a tiny kitten]].
Cloze Answer give their son a tiny kitten
Choices present a tiny kitten to their son | give their son a tiny kitten
Explanation

present (verb) = give something (to someone) during an official ceremony or meeting: 'The company's vice-president will now present the prize for the Best Salesperson of the Year.' 'Before leaving London, Mr Bush was presented with a petition from the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.'

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