Sunday, 22 December 2019

Homonyms - Tear (As a Verb and Noun)



1. (verb) - To pull apart.
  • I tore my pants while hiking this morning.
  • Be careful with the book or you just might tear its pages. 

2. (noun) - A hole in a piece of paper, cloth or                       other material.
  • I noticed a small tear in one of the pages in this book. 
  • Sally didn't notice the tear in her shirt till her mother mentioned it.

3. (noun) - Liquid that flows from the eye as a result of pain or unhappiness.
  • Tears started flowing down Wendy's cheeks when she couldn't find her favourite doll.
  • Did you notice the tears in his eyes when he talked about his mother?

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