Idx | 1078 |
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Keyword | extreme |
Type of Sentence | ✗ |
Error Sentence | Since he stopped smoking, there has been an extreme improvement in his health. |
Correct Sentence | Since he stopped smoking, there has been a dramatic improvement in his health. |
Cloze Error Sentence | Since he stopped smoking, there has been [[an extreme]] improvement in his health. |
Cloze Sentence | Since he stopped smoking, there has been [[a dramatic]] improvement in his health. |
Cloze Answer | a dramatic |
Choices | an extreme | a dramatic |
Explanation | Extreme is mainly used to describe situations, behaviour, opinions and beliefs: 'extreme poverty', 'extreme caution', 'extreme views', 'extreme disappointment'. When you are talking about a change or development, use words such as great/major/important/considerable/dramatic: 'Without these major changes, the company would have collapsed.' |
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