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Find Likes I Discover Chance Sunglasses Lost Comb

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Keyword find
Sub Entry Number 1
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence I'd like to find why nobody likes me.
Correct Sentence I'd like to find out why nobody likes me.
Cloze Error Sentence I'd like to find [[ ]] why nobody likes me.
Cloze Sentence I'd like to find [[out]] why nobody likes me.
Cloze Answer out
Choices _ | out
Explanation

find = discover something by chance or by looking for it: 'Did you ever find the sunglasses you lost?' 'I can't find my comb. Have you seen it anywhere?'

find out = get information about something that you want to know: 'He's gone to find out which gate the plane leaves from.' 'I think we should find out exactly what's missing before we start accusing people.'

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