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Idx 1061
Keyword expect
Sub Entry Number 3
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence I expect your visit and hope that you will be writing soon with the details.
Correct Sentence I'm looking forward to your visit and hope that you will be writing soon with the details.
Cloze Error Sentence [[I expect]] your visit and hope that you will be writing soon with the details.
Cloze Sentence [[I'm looking forward to]] your visit and hope that you will be writing soon with the details.
Cloze Answer I'm looking forward to
Choices I expect | I'm looking forward to
Explanation

To say that you feel happy or excited about a future event, use look forward to: 'I'm really looking forward to this trip to Japan.' 'I look forward to meeting you at the Frankfurt Book Fair.'

Note that look forward to (NOT expect ) is often used at the end of a letter: 'I look forward to hearing from you.'

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