Question

0134 ✗ We must begin to help ourselves and not wait for other countries. We must begin to [[help]] ourselves and not wait for other countries. help | aid

Accepted Answer

aid We must begin to aid ourselves and not wait for other countries. We must begin to [[aid]] ourselves and not wait for other countries. help Aid is mainly used as a noun: 'Many countries survive on foreign aid from richer neighbours.' 'It is government policy to provide aid to the homeless or the unemployed.'As a verb, aid is used in formal styles and usually means 'help something recover, develop, grow, etc': 'The country's economic recovery has been aided by the recent peace agreement.'with the aid of sth (NOT by ): 'These bacteria cannot be seen without the aid of a microscope.'

Idx	0134
Keyword	aid
Type of Sentence	✗
Error Sentence	We must begin to aid ourselves and not wait for other countries.
Correct Sentence	We must begin to help ourselves and not wait for other countries.
Cloze Error Sentence	We must begin to [[aid]] ourselves and not wait for other countries.
Cloze Sentence	We must begin to [[help]] ourselves and not wait for other countries.
Cloze Answer	help
Choices	help \| aid
Explanation	Aid is mainly used as a noun: 'Many countries survive on foreign aid from richer neighbours.' 'It is government policy to provide aid to the homeless or the unemployed.' As a verb, aid is used in formal styles and usually means 'help something recover, develop, grow, etc': 'The country's economic recovery has been aided by the recent peace agreement.' with the aid of sth (NOT by ): 'These bacteria cannot be seen without the aid of a microscope.'

Aid Begin Wait Countries Noun Survive Foreign Richer