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Efficient Medicine Proved Effective Working Quickly Waste Engine

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Keyword efficient
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence The medicine proved very efficient.
Correct Sentence The medicine proved very effective.
Cloze Error Sentence The medicine proved very [[efficient]].
Cloze Sentence The medicine proved very [[effective]].
Cloze Answer effective
Choices efficient | effective
Explanation

efficient = working quickly and without waste: 'The more efficient the engine, the less petrol it uses.' 'Since the new software was installed, library services have become much more efficient.'

effective = having the desired effect: 'There are many effective ways of using computers for training purposes.' 'The advertisement was simple, but remarkably effective.'

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