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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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