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Ability Listen Rare Characteristic Character People Someone's Qualities

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Keyword character
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence She has that rare character - the ability to listen to people.
Correct Sentence She has that rare characteristic - the ability to listen to
Cloze Error Sentence She has that rare [[character - the ability to listen to people.]]
Cloze Sentence She has that rare [[characteristic - the ability to listen to]]
Cloze Answer characteristic - the ability to listen to
Choices character - the ability to listen to people. | characteristic - the ability to listen to
Explanation

people.

When you mean 'a feature of someone's character', use characteristic or quality: 'All great leaders share certain mean characteristics.' 'What qualities do you need to be a good parent?' In contrast with qualities that you do not like, you can also talk about someone's good points.

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