be poor

be poor(
bi
 
poor
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An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
intransitive verb phrase
a. ser pobre
Sara and her family were poor for years.Sara y su familia fueron pobres por años.
a. ser pobre
Not much grows in this region because the soil is poor.No hay mucho que crezca en esta región porque la tierra es pobre.
b. ser malo
I never order anything from this website because their customer service is poor.Nunca pido nada de este sitio web porque su servicio de atención al cliente es malo.
c. ser mediocre
If the quality of the product is poor, the customer will not buy it.Si la calidad del producto es mediocre, el cliente no la comprará.
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