Question

1335 ✗ One of the men walked over to me and took hold of my bag. One of the men walked over to me and [[took hold of]] my bag. held | took hold of

Accepted Answer

hold One of the men walked over to me and held my bag. One of the men walked over to me and [[held]] my bag. took hold of hold = have something in your hand/hands/arms etc: 'I'd been holding the baby for nearly an hour and my right arm was getting tired.'get/take hold of = put your fingers or hands around something and hold it: 'Quick! Get hold of the rope! The boat's drifting away.'pick up = put your fingers around something and take it: 'He bent down to pick up the glove that she'd dropped.'

Idx	1335
Keyword	hold
Type of Sentence	✗
Error Sentence	One of the men walked over to me and held my bag.
Correct Sentence	One of the men walked over to me and took hold of my bag.
Cloze Error Sentence	One of the men walked over to me and [[held]] my bag.
Cloze Sentence	One of the men walked over to me and [[took hold of]] my bag.
Cloze Answer	took hold of
Choices	held \| took hold of
Explanation	hold = have something in your hand/hands/arms etc: 'I'd been holding the baby for nearly an hour and my right arm was getting tired.' get/take hold of = put your fingers or hands around something and hold it: 'Quick! Get hold of the rope! The boat's drifting away.' pick up = put your fingers around something and take it: 'He bent down to pick up the glove that she'd dropped.'

Hold Men Walked Bag Held Put Fingers Pick