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Care Criminals Simply Caught I Formal Drink Adjectival

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Keyword care
Sub Entry Number 4
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence Some criminals simply don't care of being caught.
Correct Sentence Some criminals simply don't care about being caught.
Cloze Error Sentence Some criminals simply don't care [[of]] being caught.
Cloze Sentence Some criminals simply don't care [[about]] being caught.
Cloze Answer about
Choices of | about
Explanation

care for = (1) (formal) like: 'Would you care for another drink?'

(2) = (usually adjectival or passive) look after: 'Don't worry. The child is being well cared for.'

care (about) = think that something is important: 'I don't care (about) how much it costs.' 'I don't care about the cost.'

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