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Bribe Accused Accepting Money Valuable Official Position Persuade

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Keyword bribe
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence He was accused of accepting bribe money.
Correct Sentence He was accused of accepting a bribe.
Cloze Error Sentence He was accused of accepting [[bribe money]].
Cloze Sentence He was accused of accepting [[a bribe]].
Cloze Answer a bribe
Choices bribe money | a bribe
Explanation

a bribe (NOT bribe money ) = money or something valuable that is given to someone in an official position to persuade them to do something dishonest: 'As a police officer, what would you do if someone offered you a bribe?'

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