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Battle Young Americans Refused Vietnam Fight Struggle Doctors

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Keyword battle
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence Many young Americans refused to battle in Vietnam.
Correct Sentence Many young Americans refused to fight in Vietnam.
Cloze Error Sentence Many young Americans refused to [[battle]] in Vietnam.
Cloze Sentence Many young Americans refused to [[fight]] in Vietnam.
Cloze Answer fight
Choices fight | battle
Explanation

battle = struggle to do or get something: 'Doctors are still battling to save the child's life.'

fight = use violence to hurt or kill people: 'My grandfather fought in the Spanish Civil War.'

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