Idx | 1856 |
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Keyword | name |
Sub Entry Number | 1 |
Type of Sentence | ✗ |
Error Sentence | I stayed in and watched a film named 'The Clockwork Orange'. |
Correct Sentence | I stayed in and watched a film called 'The Clockwork Orange'. |
Cloze Error Sentence | I stayed in and watched a film [[named]] 'The Clockwork Orange'. |
Cloze Sentence | I stayed in and watched a film [[called]] 'The Clockwork Orange'. |
Cloze Answer | called |
Choices | named | called |
Explanation | When you mention the name by which someone or something is known, use call/be called (NOT name/be named ): 'Most people call him Bob but he prefers to be called Robert.' Compare: 'They've named/called the baby Louise.' (= the name they have chosen for the baby is Louise) |
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