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Control Ferry Collided Sampan Machines Aircraft Plummeted Ground

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Keyword control
Sub Entry Number 1
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence The ferry was not under control and collided with a sampan.
Correct Sentence The ferry was out of control and collided with a sampan.
Cloze Error Sentence The ferry was [[not under]] control and collided with a sampan.
Cloze Sentence The ferry was [[out of]] control and collided with a sampan.
Cloze Answer out of
Choices not under | 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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