Question

0044 ✗ I cannot give you the exact date of my arrival yet. I cannot give you the [[exact]] date of my arrival yet. accurate | exact

Accepted Answer

accurate I cannot give you the accurate date of my arrival yet. I cannot give you the [[accurate]] date of my arrival yet. exact Accurate is mainly used (1) to describe something said or written that contains no errors: 'Her novels are always historically accurate.' 'These figures can't be accurate, surely.' (2) to describe something that produces no errors: 'Are you sure the bathroom scales are accurate?'When you mean 'correct and as detailed as possible', use exact: 'The exact time is three minutes to seven.' 'Do you remember his exact words?' 'They'll be arriving next week - on Friday at three, to be exact.'

Idx	0044
Keyword	accurate
Type of Sentence	✗
Error Sentence	I cannot give you the accurate date of my arrival yet.
Correct Sentence	I cannot give you the exact date of my arrival yet.
Cloze Error Sentence	I cannot give you the [[accurate]] date of my arrival yet.
Cloze Sentence	I cannot give you the [[exact]] date of my arrival yet.
Cloze Answer	exact
Choices	accurate \| exact
Explanation	Accurate is mainly used (1) to describe something said or written that contains no errors: 'Her novels are always historically accurate.' 'These figures can't be accurate, surely.' (2) to describe something that produces no errors: 'Are you sure the bathroom scales are accurate?' When you mean 'correct and as detailed as possible', use exact: 'The exact time is three minutes to seven.' 'Do you remember his exact words?' 'They'll be arriving next week - on Friday at three, to be exact.'

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