Question

1938 1 It has taken women a long time to obtain equality. It has taken women a long time to [[obtain]] equality. achieve When you are talking about something that takes a long time and a great amount of work or effort, use achieve (NOT obtain ): 'By the end of the course you really feel that you have achieved something.' 'The company intends to achieve all these goals within the next five years.' 'Her only purpose in life was to achieve stardom.'

Accepted Answer

obtain ✗ It has taken women a long time to achieve equality. It has taken women a long time to [[achieve]] equality. obtain | achieve

Idx	1938
Keyword	obtain
Sub Entry Number	1
Type of Sentence	✗
Error Sentence	It has taken women a long time to obtain equality.
Correct Sentence	It has taken women a long time to achieve equality.
Cloze Error Sentence	It has taken women a long time to [[obtain]] equality.
Cloze Sentence	It has taken women a long time to [[achieve]] equality.
Cloze Answer	achieve
Choices	obtain \| achieve
Explanation	When you are talking about something that takes a long time and a great amount of work or effort, use achieve (NOT obtain ): 'By the end of the course you really feel that you have achieved something.' 'The company intends to achieve all these goals within the next five years.' 'Her only purpose in life was to achieve stardom.'

Achieve Long Time Obtain Women Equality Talking Takes