Idx | 1145 |
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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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