For each of the following words,write two sentences that show different meanings.

i)mine

ii)row

iii)tears

iv)bear

v)wind

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i)He mines gold in South Africa.
The pullover is mine

ii)The row between them cannot be solved easily.
The boy sits in the middle row.

iii)The girl's dress had a tear on the hem.
Her tears rolled down her cheeks freely.

iv)I cannot bear to hear the truth.
The bear is in the cage at the orphanage.

v)Wind is moving air.
Wind the watch and synchronise it with my time.

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marto answered the question on October 2, 2017 at 06:13

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