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jays
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 Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2006 9:00 am Post subject: a question on a sentence |
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For me, "keep" of the following sentence seems strange. Is it correct?
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He made it clear that he did not want her to do any real work, only keep Mrs. Oliver happy while he found the jewels. |
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CP
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It is fine. "Keep someone happy" is correct, meaning make someone stay happy.
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