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Children Told Strange Talk Strangers People Find Behaves

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Keyword strange
Sub Entry Number 1
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence The children were told not to talk to strange people.
Correct Sentence The children were told not to talk to strangers.
Cloze Error Sentence The children were told not to talk to [[strange people]].
Cloze Sentence The children were told not to talk to [[strangers]].
Cloze Answer strangers
Choices strange people | strangers
Explanation

A strange person is someone who behaves in a way that other people find disturbing or difficult to understand: 'I find Barbara a bit strange. She won't look at you even when you speak to her.'

A stranger is someone you have never met before: 'We've told our children not to accept sweets from strangers.'

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