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Control Boat Lost Machines Aircraft Plummeted Ground People

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Keyword control
Sub Entry Number 1
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence My boat had lost control.
Correct Sentence My boat had gone out of control.
Cloze Error Sentence My boat had [[lost]] control.
Cloze Sentence My boat had [[gone out of]] control.
Cloze Answer gone out of
Choices lost | gone out of
Explanation

People lose control of vehicles, machines etc: 'The pilot lost control of the aircraft and it plummeted to the ground.'

Vehicles and machines are/go out of control: 'The aircraft went out of control and plummeted to the ground.'

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