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Fortune Good Driver Stop Time Fortunate/Lucky Lucky Fortunate

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Keyword fortune
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence It was a good fortune that the driver was able to stop in time.
Correct Sentence It was fortunate/lucky that the driver was able to stop in time.
Cloze Error Sentence It was [[a good fortune]] that the driver was able to stop in time.
Cloze Sentence It was [[fortunate/lucky]] that the driver was able to stop in time.
Cloze Answer fortunate/lucky
Choices lucky | fortunate | a good fortune
Explanation

Good fortune is quite rare. It occurs mainly in the phrase have the good fortune to do sth: 'He had the good fortune to marry a woman who was both kind and understanding.'

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