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Topic: Adopt or adapt ? |
14 Feb 2002 |
What's so confusing about these two words? Their pronunciation and spelling is.
To adopt is
1. to take somebody into one's family
Having no children of their own, they decided to adopt an orphan
2. to choose someone as a candidate or representative
He has been adopted as a member of the congress.
3. to take over and have or use as one's own
She had adopted the idea of getting a better job.
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To adapt is
1. to make something suitable for a new use, situation, modify something
These styles can be adapted to suit individual tastes.
2. To become adjusted to new situation
Our eyes slowly adapted to the darkness.
Well, this is really not hard. Once you get it right, it will stay with you forever. Remember to
"adopt the idea of adapting yourself." |
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Exercise: Adopt/ Adapt |
| Directions: Choose the word that will suit the context in each sentence. |
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 1. The Simpsons will ______ a child since they have none of their own. |
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adapt |
adopt |
| 2. Strict rules should be ______ in this firm. |
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adapted |
adopted |
| 3. When living in a new environment, you have to ______ yourself. |
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adapt |
adopt |
| 4. He has no complex even though he is not their real son. He was ______. |
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adapted |
adopted |
| 5. Sharks have great abilities to ______ to every oceanic environment. |
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adapt |
adopt |
| 6. You can ______ these ideas to apply with your own course. |
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adapt |
adopt |
| 7. Some people are afraid of changes and refuse to ______ themselves. |
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adapt |
adopt |
| 8. Nobody agrees with the new policy; therefore, it won't be ______. |
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adapted |
adopted |
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