Question

0911 ? It was such a boring job that I decided to leave. It was such a [[boring]] job that I decided to leave. dull | boring

Accepted Answer

dull It was such a dull job that I decided to leave. It was such a [[dull]] job that I decided to leave. boring When dull is used to describe a person, it means 'slow to learn or understand': 'He was one of the dullest students I'd ever taught.'Both dull and boring can mean 'uninteresting' but in this sense dull usually describes a lecture, book, film etc: 'The lecture was so dull that some of the students got up and left.'bored = tired and uninterested: 'bored students'boring = causing someone to be tired and uninterested: 'a boring lesson'

Idx	0911
Keyword	dull
Type of Sentence	?
Error Sentence	It was such a dull job that I decided to leave.
Correct Sentence	It was such a boring job that I decided to leave.
Cloze Error Sentence	It was such a [[dull]] job that I decided to leave.
Cloze Sentence	It was such a [[boring]] job that I decided to leave.
Cloze Answer	boring
Choices	dull \| boring
Explanation	When dull is used to describe a person, it means 'slow to learn or understand': 'He was one of the dullest students I'd ever taught.' Both dull and boring can mean 'uninteresting' but in this sense dull usually describes a lecture, book, film etc: 'The lecture was so dull that some of the students got up and left.' bored = tired and uninterested: 'bored students' boring = causing someone to be tired and uninterested: 'a boring lesson'

Dull Boring Job I Decided Leave Students Tired