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Control Inspect I Surprised Wanted Luggage Machines Aircraft

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Keyword control
Sub Entry Number 1
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence I was surprised that nobody wanted to control my luggage.
Correct Sentence I was surprised that nobody wanted to inspect my luggage.
Cloze Error Sentence I was surprised that nobody wanted to [[control]] my luggage.
Cloze Sentence I was surprised that nobody wanted to [[inspect]] my luggage.
Cloze Answer inspect
Choices control | inspect
Explanation

control = make people or machines do what you want them to do: 'Who will control the aircraft if the pilot has a heart attack?' 'The police were unable to control the crowd.'

inspect = carefully check or examine something: 'The building is regularly inspected by fire-safety officers.' 'I got out of the car to inspect the damage.'

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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