| Idx | 1143 |
|---|---|
| Keyword | fight |
| Type of Sentence | ✗ |
| Error Sentence | They spent the whole night fighting against the fire. |
| Correct Sentence | They spent the whole night fighting the fire. |
| Cloze Error Sentence | They spent the whole night fighting [[against]] the fire. |
| Cloze Sentence | They spent the whole night fighting [[ ]] the fire. |
| Cloze Answer | _ |
| Choices | _ | against |
| Explanation | When you are talking about an event or something that lasts only a short time, use fight sb/sth (WITHOUT against ): 'He said he would fight anyone who tried to stop him.' 'The best way to fight a cold is to get plenty of sleep.' You can use either fight sb/sth or fight against sb/sth when you are talking about a long struggle to overcome things such as poverty, disease, injustice or oppression: 'The ANC has spent half a century fighting (against) racism.' 'The group was founded in 1983 to fight (against) the military regime.' |
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