[Grammar] How to write this sentence correctly?

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rukmini

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The teacher had to read the assignment again for the students,since they had difficulty understanding what to do after he had explained it the first time.:cry:
 

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NOT A TEACHER.

I don't think "read" makes sense; perhaps you meant to write "read out."
 

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"Read the assignment again" is fine if that is what the teacher did - the teacher stood in front of the students and read the assignment to the students.

Another term that could be used is "explain" - the teacher told, in detail, what the assignment was.

You also use, "go over" - the teacher had to go over (explain again) the assignment again - the teacher spoke to the students and told them what they had to do.

I think if you want to keep "read," you have to make minor changes:

"The teacher had to read the assignment to the students again because they...."
 
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