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Give your friend a turn.
What does Give mean?
Give means to let someone have or receive something.
Dictionary definition
To hand, offer, provide, or let someone have something.
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The teacher will give clear directions before the game.
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Which word is closest in meaning to give?
Offer is close in meaning to give.
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MeaningGive means to let someone have or receive something.
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Give means to let someone have or receive something.
Common mix-up
Give is not the same as take. Give means give means to let someone have or receive something.
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Read this model sentence: The teacher will give clear directions before the game. Clue words: teacher, will, clear. Underline clue words that show why give fits instead of take. Now write one new sentence that shows give without using the word give. Ask: Does my sentence clearly show give?
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Ask students to explain this model sentence: "The teacher will give clear directions before the game." Why does give fit better than take?
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