Question

0909 ✗ One of the two drunks shouted at me. One of the two [[drunks]] shouted at me. drunken men | drunks

Accepted Answer

drunken One of the two drunken men shouted at me. One of the two [[drunken men]] shouted at me. drunks Drunken is rarely used to describe a person. It usually describes an action or event: 'drunken driving', 'drunken laughter', 'a drunken brawl', 'a drunken orgy'. The exception is 'drunken drivers' (usually drunk drivers in AmE). Drunken always comes before a noun.To describe a person, use drunk (NOT drunken ): 'I think he wanted to get us all drunk.' 'One of the students was always getting drunk.' Drunk is not used before a noun.When you mean 'a person who is drunk', use a drunk: 'A couple of drunks were causing a disturbance.'

Idx	0909
Keyword	drunken
Type of Sentence	✗
Error Sentence	One of the two drunken men shouted at me.
Correct Sentence	One of the two drunks shouted at me.
Cloze Error Sentence	One of the two [[drunken men]] shouted at me.
Cloze Sentence	One of the two [[drunks]] shouted at me.
Cloze Answer	drunks
Choices	drunken men \| drunks
Explanation	Drunken is rarely used to describe a person. It usually describes an action or event: 'drunken driving', 'drunken laughter', 'a drunken brawl', 'a drunken orgy'. The exception is 'drunken drivers' (usually drunk drivers in AmE). Drunken always comes before a noun. To describe a person, use drunk (NOT drunken ): 'I think he wanted to get us all drunk.' 'One of the students was always getting drunk.' Drunk is not used before a noun. When you mean 'a person who is drunk', use a drunk: 'A couple of drunks were causing a disturbance.'

Drunken Shouted Drunks Men Describe Noun Rarely Person