Question

0838 3 The bus wasn't badly damaged, but the car was completely destroyed. The bus wasn't badly damaged, but the car was [[completely destroyed]]. a write-off A vehicle that cannot be used again after being damaged in a road accident is wrecked or (especially in spoken English) is a write-off: 'I was stupid enough to lend him my car, and now it's a write-off!' 'Wrecked vehicles lay abandoned along the roadside.'

Accepted Answer

destroy ✗ The bus wasn't badly damaged, but the car was a write-off. The bus wasn't badly damaged, but the car was [[a write-off]]. completely destroyed | a write-off

Idx	0838
Keyword	destroy
Sub Entry Number	3
Type of Sentence	✗
Error Sentence	The bus wasn't badly damaged, but the car was completely destroyed.
Correct Sentence	The bus wasn't badly damaged, but the car was a write-off.
Cloze Error Sentence	The bus wasn't badly damaged, but the car was [[completely destroyed]].
Cloze Sentence	The bus wasn't badly damaged, but the car was [[a write-off]].
Cloze Answer	a write-off
Choices	completely destroyed \| a write-off
Explanation	A vehicle that cannot be used again after being damaged in a road accident is wrecked or (especially in spoken English) is a write-off: 'I was stupid enough to lend him my car, and now it's a write-off!' 'Wrecked vehicles lay abandoned along the roadside.'

Bus Badly Damaged Car Write Off Completely Destroy Destroyed