Communication
keep a conversation alive
help a conversation continue
To help a conversation continue instead of ending.
Hear it in real life
Was the dinner awkward?
A little, but Tom kept the conversation alive.
She kept the conversation alive by asking about my weekend.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: She kept the conversation alive it by asking questions.
Say: She kept the conversation alive by asking questions.
Do not repeat the object as “it” after naming “the conversation.”
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
keep a conversation alive; help keep the conversation alive
Your turn: say it out loud
She kept the conversation alive by asking about my weekend.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
keep a conversation alive
help a conversation continue
“She kept the conversation alive by asking about my weekend.”
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