| Idx | 0854 |
|---|---|
| Keyword | disagree |
| Sub Entry Number | 4 |
| Type of Sentence | ? |
| Error Sentence | I disagree that heart transplants should be stopped. |
| Correct Sentence | I don't agree that heart transplants should be stopped. |
| Cloze Error Sentence | I [[disagree]] that heart transplants should be stopped. |
| Cloze Sentence | I [[don't agree]] that heart transplants should be stopped. |
| Cloze Answer | don't agree |
| Choices | disagree | don't agree |
| Explanation | When the subject is a particular person, use not agree to introduce a that clause: 'I don't agree that the people there are repressed.' 'She cannot agree that farmers should be an exception.' In more general statements, disagree is usually used with not, nobody etc before a that clause, to give an affirmative meaning; 'No one can disagree that these crimes must be stopped.' (=everyone must agree that ...) 'Few would disagree that she has served her country well.' (=most would agree that ...) |
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