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# Soldier

## Verb + soldier

* soldiers march
* soldiers attack / defend
* soldiers kill
* soldiers are wounded (in battle)
* soldiers protect (people)
* soldiers fight for their country
* **soldiers salute**
* soldiers shoot (people)
* soldiers die
* soldiers surrender
* soldiers join the army
* **soldiers desert the army (run away)**

## Exercise

### Verb + soldier

1. One soldier was killed and three others were badly ***wounded*** when their tank was hit by a rocket.
2. When the General came into the room, all the soldiers stood up and ***saluted***.
3. Ten people were ***shot*** dead by soldiers during a demonstration in the capital yesterday.
4. Thousands of soldiers ***marched*** through the snow to their deaths.
5. The soldiers took no prisoners - they ***killed*** everyone in the village.
6. There's a monument in our village to all the soldiers who fought and died in the two World Wars. - b
7. After a short battle, hundreds or enemy soldiers put down their guns and surrendered. - e
8. At dawn US soldiers attacked the town with tanks and helicopter gunships. - f
9. Soldiers who deserted in the First World War were shot. - d
10. Some soldiers think if they join the army, they'll see the world! - g
11. The Queen was protected from the crowd by about 20 soldiers. - c
12. The soldiers who lost their lives died protecting our freedom. - a

## Notes

1. We say that a soldier ***joins the army***, and then ***serves in the army***. We also say that he ***joins up***.

   *Harry joined the army when he was 18.*
2. Note the expression:

   *The soldiers **opened fire** on the protestors. (started shooting at them).*
3. When you have to join the army because of the law, we call it ***conscription***:

   *Many countries in Europe have abolished conscription.*