29/03/2019
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β³οΈSit and Seat.
(a) Sit
βDon't say: We seat at a desk to write a letter.
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Say: We sit at a desk to write a letter.
(b) Seat
βDon't say: He sat the passengers one by one.
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Say: He seated the passengers one by one.
Use "sit" as an intransitive verb. "Seat" is a transitive verb and requires an object. Very often the object of "seat" is a reflexive pronoun: He seated himself near the fire. The principal parts of the two verbs are: sit, sat, sat, and seat, seated, seated.
Note: Don't confuse "sit" with "set", which usually means: to place. Common idioms with "set": to set the table, to set on fire, to set off (or out), to set a trap, to set a clock, to set a price, to set your heart on, to set free, to set an example, to set a broken bone, to set to work (= to start work).
*ββπ³ A natural garden*
βοΈ Today's vocabs are:
βοΈ be in the process of (doing) something
βοΈ to have started doing something and not yet be finished
π The company is in the process of moving to new offices.
πThe Committee is in the process of finalizing its first draft.
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π’ slope /slΙΚp $ sloΚp/ noun [countable]
βοΈ a piece of ground or a surface that slopes
π₯’ She looked back up the grassy slope.
π₯’ I struggled to keep from slipping on the steep slope.
β΄οΈ a steep/gentle/long/grassy/wooded/rocky slope
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π΄ shed /Κed/ noun [countable]
βοΈ a small building, often made of wood, used especially for storing things
πΌ On the lefthand side was the shed where they kept the saddlery.
πΌ We keep the ladder in the tool shed.