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Full Filled Shoes Water I Fill Empty Space

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Keyword fill
Sub Entry Number 1
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence My shoes were filled with water so I took them off.
Correct Sentence My shoes were full of water so I took them off.
Cloze Error Sentence My shoes were [[filled with]] water so I took them off.
Cloze Sentence My shoes were [[full of]] water so I took them off.
Cloze Answer full of
Choices filled with | full of
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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