๐จ And yet another traditional weekly #quiz post is here, with the correct answer.
๐ There's been a lot of disturbing reports recently claiming that some opposition leaders were ......... by the authorities.
๐ to remove
๐ to outdo
๐ to disappear โ
I understand that the task ("Which verb in its infinitive form do you think fits best in this sentence?") might have been somewhat confusing, and I could have written it better, but what's done is done. Here's supposedly new information for you about the verb "to disappear".
You know it as an INTRANSITIVE verbs, meaning that it doesn't require an object:
- The ship disappeared.
But it can be used with an object as well (TRANSITIVE), "to disappear someone/something".
- The magician moved his hands and disappeared the white rabbit. - That's quite literal here, the meaning is "to cause sb/sth to disappear".
- The authoritarian regime is reported to have disappeared the opposition leaders. - Here the meaning is wider and it's "to kidnap / arrest / imprison / execute someone, usually illegally".
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This one is supposed to be simple:
๐ I'm going to ...... down for an hour.
๐ lie
๐ lay
๐ lye
๐ There's been a lot of disturbing reports recently claiming that some opposition leaders were ......... by the authorities.
๐ to remove
๐ to outdo
๐ to disappear โ
I understand that the task ("Which verb in its infinitive form do you think fits best in this sentence?") might have been somewhat confusing, and I could have written it better, but what's done is done. Here's supposedly new information for you about the verb "to disappear".
You know it as an INTRANSITIVE verbs, meaning that it doesn't require an object:
- The ship disappeared.
But it can be used with an object as well (TRANSITIVE), "to disappear someone/something".
- The magician moved his hands and disappeared the white rabbit. - That's quite literal here, the meaning is "to cause sb/sth to disappear".
- The authoritarian regime is reported to have disappeared the opposition leaders. - Here the meaning is wider and it's "to kidnap / arrest / imprison / execute someone, usually illegally".
=== === === ===
This one is supposed to be simple:
๐ I'm going to ...... down for an hour.
๐ lie
๐ lay
๐ lye