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Bank Town Year Robbed Steal Stolen Rob Post

Idx 2535
Keyword steal
Sub Entry Number 1
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence The bank in our town has been stolen twice this year.
Correct Sentence The bank in our town has been robbed twice this year.
Cloze Error Sentence The bank in our town has been [[stolen]] twice this year.
Cloze Sentence The bank in our town has been [[robbed]] twice this year.
Cloze Answer robbed
Choices robbed | stolen
Explanation

rob a bank, post office, etc (NOT steal ): 'Apart from the two cashiers, nobody realized that the bank was being robbed.'

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