Funeral

Common expressions

• go to / attend a funeral

• wear black at a funeral

• arrange a funeral

• the funeral service is held (in a church)

• the funeral was a cremation

Exercise

Common expressions

1. The funeral was held last Friday morning. The actual funeral service was wonderful.

2. In many countries, it is the custom to wear black at funerals.

3. As the eldest son, I had to arrange my mother's funeral.

4. Hundreds or mourners attended the funeral of the two little boys who drowned in the river last week.

5. My uncle's funeral was a cremation. Everyone was surprised. The rest of his brothers and sisters were all buried.

Note

1. The people who attend a funeral are the mourners. A funeral is organized by a firm of undertakers.