Idx | 1891 |
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Keyword | never |
Sub Entry Number | 5 |
Type of Sentence | ✗ |
Error Sentence | 'Nobody will never find me,' he thought. |
Correct Sentence | 'Nobody will ever find me,' he thought. |
Cloze Error Sentence | 'Nobody will [[never]] find me,' he thought. |
Cloze Sentence | 'Nobody will [[ever]] find me,' he thought. |
Cloze Answer | ever |
Choices | never | ever |
Explanation | After nobody/nothing/rarely and other words with a negative meaning, use ever (NOT never ): 'After she won the national lottery, nothing was ever the same again.' |
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