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Continuous Continual Canals Join Form Waterway Happening Repeatedly

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Keyword continual
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence The canals join to form one continual waterway.
Correct Sentence The canals join to form one continuous waterway.
Cloze Error Sentence The canals join to form one [[continual]] waterway.
Cloze Sentence The canals join to form one [[continuous]] waterway.
Cloze Answer continuous
Choices continual | continuous
Explanation

continual = happening repeatedly over a long period of time, especially in a way that you find annoying: 'That telephone has been ringing continually.'

continuous = without any break or interruption: 'Gas central heating provides a continuous supply of hot water.'

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