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Elder Restaurant Popular People Older Talking Members Family

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Keyword elder
Sub Entry Number 1
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence The restaurant seems to be more popular with elder people.
Correct Sentence The restaurant seems to be more popular with older people.
Cloze Error Sentence The restaurant seems to be more popular with [[elder]] people.
Cloze Sentence The restaurant seems to be more popular with [[older]] people.
Cloze Answer older
Choices older | elder
Explanation

Do not use elder unless you are talking about the members of a family: 'her elder brother', 'my elder son'.

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