Idx | 1439 |
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Keyword | indeed |
Sub Entry Number | 2 |
Type of Sentence | ✗ |
Error Sentence | I'm afraid that I won't be able to come to your wedding. Indeed, I'm giving a lecture on that day. |
Correct Sentence | I'm afraid that I won't be able to come to your wedding. As it happens, I'm giving a lecture on that day. |
Cloze Error Sentence | I'm afraid that I won't be able to come to your wedding. [[Indeed]], I'm giving a lecture on that day. |
Cloze Sentence | I'm afraid that I won't be able to come to your wedding. [[As it happens]], I'm giving a lecture on that day. |
Cloze Answer | As it happens |
Choices | Indeed | As it happens |
Explanation | To show that something that you are about to mention is connected by chance with something you have mentioned before, use as it happens or it so happens that: 'We've just seen a really beautiful house and it so happens that it's for sale.' |
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