| Idx | 1031 |
|---|---|
| Keyword | exam |
| Sub Entry Number | 1 |
| Type of Sentence | ✗ |
| Error Sentence | It happened a few years ago when I was making my universityentrance exams. |
| Correct Sentence | It happened a few years ago when I was taking my university entrance exams. |
| Cloze Error Sentence | It happened a few years ago when I was [[making my universityentrance]] exams. |
| Cloze Sentence | It happened a few years ago when I was [[taking my university entrance]] exams. |
| Cloze Answer | taking my university entrance |
| Choices | taking my university entrance | making my universityentrance |
| Explanation | take/sit (for)/have/do an examination (NOT make ): 'Of all the students who took the exam, only 45% passed.' 'I sit my final exams next July. Note that sit (for) an examination is not used in American English. |
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