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Colour Belt Coat Coloured Describe Enquire Dress Wearing

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Keyword colour
Sub Entry Number 1
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence The belt has the same colour as the coat.
Correct Sentence The belt is the same colour as the coat.
Cloze Error Sentence The belt [[has]] the same colour as the coat.
Cloze Sentence The belt [[is]] the same colour as the coat.
Cloze Answer is
Choices has | is
Explanation

When you describe or enquire about the colour of something, use be (NOT have ): 'What colour was the dress she was wearing?'

See COLOURED 1 (↑coloured)

Note also that the name of a colour can be used with in colour: 'It's brown in colour with white buttons down the front.'

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