Concede vs. Admit
Choose the right verb for each of the sentences below.
1.
“Okay, okay, you’re right, I __________ it.”
2.
She needed glasses, but she wouldn’t __________ it.
3.
After 30 days of armed conflict, they showed the white flag and __________ defeat.
4.
“At least I __________ that I’m jealous.”
5.
He __________ that there was logic to her argument.
6.
“How many goals did they __________?”
7.
After all the votes were tallied, he had no choice but to __________ the election.
8.
Judge: “Do you plead guilty or not guilty?” Suspect: “What does that mean?” Judge:
“You need to decide whether or not you __________ the charge.”
9.
“__________ it, you don’t know the right answer.”
10.
The professor was concerned by the lack of resources in his paper. He _________ that
he plagiarised it all.