1To get rich quickly, they decided to ............... a bank.
Wrong!
Use "rob" because a bank is the place attacked in the crime.
2Someone ............... a painting from the museum.
Wrong!
Use "stole" because a painting is the thing taken.
3The boy complained that somebody had ............... his bicycle.
Wrong!
Use "stolen" because a bicycle is the thing taken.
4Someone ............... my phone on the train.
Wrong!
Use "stole" because a phone is the thing taken.
5The travelers were ............... at knifepoint.
Wrong!
Use "robbed" because the travelers are the people attacked and threatened.
6She accused me of ............... her money.
Wrong!
Use "stealing" because money is the thing taken.
7The bandits ............... the travelers.
Wrong!
Use "robbed" because the travelers are the people attacked.
8The thieves ............... jewelry worth thousands of dollars.
Wrong!
Use "stole" because jewelry is the thing taken.
9Someone ............... me on the train.
Wrong!
Use "robbed" because "me" is the person attacked or threatened.
10He was arrested for ............... the policeman's helmet.
Wrong!
Use "stealing" because the policeman's helmet is the thing taken.
11The bank was ............... last night.
Wrong!
Use "robbed" because a bank is the place attacked in the crime.
12The house was ............... while the family was on vacation.
Wrong!
Use "burgled" because this means someone entered a building illegally to steal things.
Answers
- To get rich quickly, they decided to rob a bank.
- Someone stole a painting from the museum.
- The boy complained that somebody had stolen his bicycle.
- Someone stole my phone on the train.
- The travelers were robbed at knifepoint.
- She accused me of stealing her money.
- The bandits robbed the travelers.
- The thieves stole jewelry worth thousands of dollars.
- Someone robbed me on the train.
- He was arrested for stealing the policeman’s helmet.
- The bank was robbed last night.
- The house was burgled while the family was on vacation.
