This lesson is going to be on the confusing words “bring”, “take
”, “fetch” and “carry”.“Bring” is used when moving something from a distant place/person to a nearer place/person.
Examples:
- Please bring me that bottle of water.
- The student brings her notebooks to class with her every day.
“Take” is used when moving something away from a person/place.
Examples:
- If you don’t take this food away from me, I will eat it all.
- Take the dog outside to go to the bathroom.
(An easy way to remember this is you bring something towards a person, and you take something away from a person.)
“Carry” is used when moving something from one place to another.
Examples:
- Can you carry my purse to my car?
- My mom carried my cat outside.
“Fetch” is used when talking about a two-way trip. When you fetch something, you begin and end in the same location.
Examples:
- The dog fetches the ball.
(The dog gets the ball and brings it back to where he started.)
- Fetch the TV remote for me.
Try making your own sentences in the comments and I will correct them!


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