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PostPosted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 6:49 pm    Post subject: sing Reply with quote

The leader made patriotic songs to let his comrades sing every Sunday.

Is this sentence correct?

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PostPosted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 11:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes. It means he composed songs for people to sing.

However, it's a little stiff. I would edit the sentence to read:

The leader wrote patriotic songs for his comrades to sing on Sundays.
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