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Bathroom Occupied Inhabited Inhabit Live Passive Place Area

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Keyword inhabit
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence The bathroom was already inhabited.
Correct Sentence The bathroom was already occupied.
Cloze Error Sentence The bathroom was already [[inhabited]].
Cloze Sentence The bathroom was already [[occupied]].
Cloze Answer occupied
Choices inhabited | occupied
Explanation

inhabit = (usually passive) live in a place or area, especially for a long time or permanently: 'The island is mainly inhabited by sheep.' 'The remoter mountain regions are still inhabited by indigenous tribes.'

occupy = use or live in a room, house or building for any length of time: 'Is that seat occupied?' 'The flat below was occupied by a young Sri Lankan couple.'

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