Idx | 2631 |
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Keyword | that |
Sub Entry Number | 3 |
Type of Sentence | ✗ |
Error Sentence | He closed the door quietly that nobody would hear him. |
Correct Sentence | He closed the door quietly so that nobody would hear him. |
Cloze Error Sentence | He closed the door quietly [[ ]] that nobody would hear him. |
Cloze Sentence | He closed the door quietly [[so]] that nobody would hear him. |
Cloze Answer | so |
Choices | so | _ |
Explanation | Use so that to express purpose (NOT that ): 'The burglars turned off all the lights so that they wouldn't be seen.' To make a precise reference to a previously mentioned action, use do so (NOT do that ): 'I asked him politely to take his feet off the seat but he refused to do so.' |
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