Question

1108 ? He's put on a lot of weight since we last saw each other. He's [[put on a lot of weight]] since we last saw each other. put on a lot of weight | got very fat

Accepted Answer

fat He's got very fat since we last saw each other. He's [[got very fat]] since we last saw each other. put on a lot of weight In western society being fat is considered to be unattractive. The word fat is common but it is not polite. To say the same thing in a less direct way, use words such as overweight (weighing more than is normal), plump (having a pleasantly rounded shape), chubby (to describe babies and children), stout (short and rather fat), or large /big: 'Large people sometimes have difficulty finding fashionable clothes to fit them.' Another way to avoid fat is to use a phrase such as put on weight or (have) a weight problem: 'He's worried about his weight problem.'

Idx	1108
Keyword	fat
Type of Sentence	?
Error Sentence	He's got very fat since we last saw each other.
Correct Sentence	He's put on a lot of weight since we last saw each other.
Cloze Error Sentence	He's [[got very fat]] since we last saw each other.
Cloze Sentence	He's [[put on a lot of weight]] since we last saw each other.
Cloze Answer	put on a lot of weight
Choices	put on a lot of weight \| got very fat
Explanation	In western society being fat is considered to be unattractive. The word fat is common but it is not polite. To say the same thing in a less direct way, use words such as overweight (weighing more than is normal), plump (having a pleasantly rounded shape), chubby (to describe babies and children), stout (short and rather fat), or large /big: 'Large people sometimes have difficulty finding fashionable clothes to fit them.' Another way to avoid fat is to use a phrase such as put on weight or (have) a weight problem: 'He's worried about his weight problem.'

Fat Weight Put Lot Western Society Considered Unattractive