protect & keep !

[rachelpark]

I had a writing test. It was about " How to protect yourself from germs".


I intent to use the word "protect ". But a couple of kids wrote down the word 'keep' instead of 'protect'. Is it okay to use the word, 'keep', in this sentence?

They wrote down like this " how to keep yourself from germs ".

"How to keep yourself safe form germs" could be okay, right?

 

[teechar]

Hello, and welcome.

I had a writing test.

That means you sat the test!
You should say something like "I gave my students a writing test".

It was about how to protect yourself from germs.

Maintain good personal hygiene and a healthy immune system. ;-)

I
[*] [STRIKE]intent[/STRIKE] expected the students to use the word "protect", but a couple of [STRIKE]kids[/STRIKE] them wrote down the word 'keep' instead of 'protect'. Is it okay to use the word, 'keep', in this sentence?

They wrote down text like this [**]"how to keep yourself from germs".

You're right. That doesn't work.

"How to keep yourself safe form germs" could be okay, right?

Yes, that can work.

* Note that "intent" is never a verb; it is only a noun.
** That is not a full sentence (it doesn't have a verb), but it can work as a heading.

 

[emsr2d2]

I had a writing test recently/yesterday/last week. It was about "How to protect yourself from germs".

I [STRIKE]intent to use[/STRIKE] used the word "protect" no full stop here but a couple of kids wrote [STRIKE]down the word[/STRIKE] 'keep' instead of 'protect'. Is it okay to use [STRIKE]the word[/STRIKE] no comma here 'keep' no comma here in this sentence?

They wrote [STRIKE]down like this[/STRIKE] "How to keep yourself from germs".

"How to keep yourself safe [STRIKE]form[/STRIKE] from germs" [STRIKE]could be[/STRIKE] is okay, right?

Note my corrections above. Particularly note that we don't put a space after opening quotation marks or before closing quotation marks.

"How to keep yourself from germs" is not natural.
"How to keep yourself safe from germs" is grammatically correct but I see no reason to use it instead of "protect".

I wonder why a couple of students used "keep" when the correct word/sentence was right there in the title of the test.

 

[rachelpark]

Thanks. Your reply was a great help.

Hello, and welcome.


That means you sat the test!
You should say something like "I gave my students a writing test".


Maintain good personal hygiene and a healthy immune system. ;-)


You're right. That doesn't work.


Yes, that can work.

* Note that "intent" is never a verb; it is only a noun.
** That is not a full sentence (it doesn't have a verb), but it can work as a heading.

 

[teechar]

You're very welcome.
It's not really necessary to write a post to thank someone. In future, you can just click Thank/Like instead.

 

[emsr2d2]

Apologies. I didn't notice that your member profile said "English teacher" when I wrote my response. As a result, I assumed you had taken the test and that's why I left "I had a writing test ...". If you're the teacher, use teechar's suggestion or "I set my students a written test".