Idx | 1146 |
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Keyword | fill |
Sub Entry Number | 1 |
Type of Sentence | ✗ |
Error Sentence | The eight o'clock train is usually filled with office workers. |
Correct Sentence | The eight o'clock train is usually full of office workers. |
Cloze Error Sentence | The eight o'clock train is usually [[filled with]] office workers. |
Cloze Sentence | The eight o'clock train is usually [[full of]] office workers. |
Cloze Answer | full of |
Choices | full of | filled with |
Explanation | be filled with = containing so many or so much that there is no empty space left: 'The first drawer was filled with neat piles of shirts.' 'The front page is filled with the most important news items.' be full of = (1) containing a large number or amount: 'The kitchen was full of flies.' 'The essay was full of mistakes.' (2) be filled with: 'The kettle was full of boiling water.' |
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