Question

0790 ✗ Soon it began to get dark and it was time to go home. Soon it began to [[get]] dark and it was time to go home. become | get

Accepted Answer

dark Soon it began to become dark and it was time to go home. Soon it began to [[become]] dark and it was time to go home. get To refer to the time in the evening or at night when the daylight disappears, use get dark or (in formal styles) grow dark: 'In the winter it gets dark by five o'clock.' 'It began to grow dark and so we headed back to the shore.' To describe what happens when all the lights in a room, building, etc suddenly go out, use go dark or (especially in formal styles) be plunged into darkness: 'During the last storm the whole town was plunged into darkness.'

Idx	0790
Keyword	dark
Type of Sentence	✗
Error Sentence	Soon it began to become dark and it was time to go home.
Correct Sentence	Soon it began to get dark and it was time to go home.
Cloze Error Sentence	Soon it began to [[become]] dark and it was time to go home.
Cloze Sentence	Soon it began to [[get]] dark and it was time to go home.
Cloze Answer	get
Choices	become \| get
Explanation	To refer to the time in the evening or at night when the daylight disappears, use get dark or (in formal styles) grow dark: 'In the winter it gets dark by five o'clock.' 'It began to grow dark and so we headed back to the shore.' To describe what happens when all the lights in a room, building, etc suddenly go out, use go dark or (especially in formal styles) be plunged into darkness: 'During the last storm the whole town was plunged into darkness.'

Dark Began Time Home Formal Styles Grow Plunged