Angliholic Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
to show/prove his identity.
The first thing the police did was to ask the suspect to show/prove his identity.
Are "show" and "prove" interchangeable in the above sample? Thanks.
Are "show" and "prove" interchangeable in the above sample? Thanks.
Top answer
"Show his identity" would require "card/pass". You cannot show an identity. You can prove your identity by showing your identity card.
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"Show his identity" would require "card/pass". You cannot show an identity.
You can prove your identity by showing your identity card.
You can prove your identity by showing your identity card.
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Feebs11"Show his identity" would require "card/pass". You cannot show an identity.Thanks, Feebs.
You can prove your identity by showing your identity card.
Got it.
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