| Idx | 2886 |
|---|---|
| Keyword | where |
| Sub Entry Number | 2 |
| Type of Sentence | ✗ |
| Error Sentence | The box where she kept her jewellery in had disappeared. |
| Correct Sentence | The box where she kept her jewellery had disappeared. |
| Cloze Error Sentence | The box where she kept her jewellery [[in]] had disappeared. |
| Cloze Sentence | The box where she kept her jewellery [[ ]] had disappeared. |
| Cloze Answer | _ |
| Choices | in | _ |
| Explanation | When where begins a relative clause, it is not followed by in, at, for, etc: 'We went to see the house where Shakespeare lived.' Compare: 'The box that/which she kept her jewellery in had disappeared.' |
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