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Blow Explode Hijackers Threatened Plane People Buildings Bombs

Idx 1075
Keyword explode
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence The hijackers threatened to explode the plane.
Correct Sentence The hijackers threatened to blow up the plane.
Cloze Error Sentence The hijackers threatened to [[explode]] the plane.
Cloze Sentence The hijackers threatened to [[blow up]] the plane.
Cloze Answer blow up
Choices explode | blow up
Explanation

People blow up buildings, planes etc. Bombs, fuel tanks etc explode . Compare: 'They had planned to blow up the bridge but their bombs failed to explode.'

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