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Darkness
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 Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 10:20 am Post subject: partake in/of? |
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is it partake in or partake of?
one third is/are?
one third of the population is/are?
one third of the students is/are?
30 percent is/are?
is there a difference? |
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myprofe
Joined: 29 Jun 2004
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Location: Madrid, Spain - Native Boston, USA
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| Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 11:20 am Post subject: Re: partake in/of? |
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Use partake of (have/take some of) when sharing such things as food and drink.
Us partake in (join in) when referring to participation in an activity.
One third of the population is .....
One third of the students are .....
30 percent is too much money.....
30 percent of the people are .....
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