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Gas Leak House Fire Catch Engines Overheated Caught

Idx 1153
Keyword fire
Sub Entry Number 1
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence If there is a gas leak, the house could go on fire.
Correct Sentence If there is a gas leak, the house could catch fire.
Cloze Error Sentence If there is a gas leak, the house could [[go on]] fire.
Cloze Sentence If there is a gas leak, the house could [[catch]] fire.
Cloze Answer catch
Choices catch | go on
Explanation

catch fire: 'One of the engines had overheated and caught fire.'

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