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Bit Short Policeman Bit/Little Slightly Bit/Little/Slightly Slightly/Rather/Somewhat Young

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Keyword bit
Sub Entry Number 3
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence He is a little bit too short to be a policeman.
Correct Sentence He is a bit/little too short to be a policeman.
He is slightly too short to be a policeman.
Cloze Error Sentence He is [[a little bit]] too short to be a policeman.
Cloze Sentence He is [[a bit/little/slightly]] too short to be a policeman.
Cloze Answer a bit/little/slightly
Choices a little bit | a bit | little | slightly
Explanation

Use a bit/little too or slightly/rather/somewhat too (NOT a little bit too ): 'She is still a bit too young.' 'The pears were a little too hard.' 'The basic salary is rather too low.'

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