Idx | 0348 |
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Keyword | athletic |
Type of Sentence | ✗ |
Error Sentence | A lot of athletic reporters write for the magazine. |
Correct Sentence | A lot of athletics reporters write for the magazine. |
Cloze Error Sentence | A lot of [[athletic]] reporters write for the magazine. |
Cloze Sentence | A lot of [[athletics]] reporters write for the magazine. |
Cloze Answer | athletics |
Choices | athletic | athletics |
Explanation | athletic = physically strong and good at running, jumping, etc: 'I've never been very athletic.' athletics = sports such as running, jumping, and throwing the javelin: 'I've never been very good at athletics.' The noun athletics (WITH -s ) is often used in front of another noun: 'He's been selected for the athletics team.' |
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