| Idx | 0881 |
|---|---|
| Keyword | divorce |
| Sub Entry Number | 2 |
| Type of Sentence | ✗ |
| Error Sentence | The fact that your wife crashed the Ferrari is not a good reason to divorce to her. |
| Correct Sentence | The fact that your wife crashed the Ferrari is not a good reason to divorce her. |
| Cloze Error Sentence | The fact that your wife crashed the Ferrari is not a good reason to divorce [[to]] her. |
| Cloze Sentence | The fact that your wife crashed the Ferrari is not a good reason to divorce [[ ]] her. |
| Cloze Answer | _ |
| Choices | _ | to |
| Explanation | divorce sb (WITHOUT to/with ): 'She'd divorced her husband six months before and had gone back to live with her parents.' Note that get divorced is far more common than divorce someone: 'For some reason, she didn't want to get divorced.' be/get divorced (WITH 'd' ): 'They got divorced in 1993, just twelve months after they were married.' 'It seems as if getting divorced has become fashionable nowadays.' |
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