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Holiday Children Stay Late Be/Go Mark's Week I

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Keyword holiday
Sub Entry Number 2
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence The children stay up late when they are in their holidays.
Correct Sentence The children stay up late when they are on holiday.
Cloze Error Sentence The children stay up late when they are [[in their holidays]].
Cloze Sentence The children stay up late when they are [[on holiday]].
Cloze Answer on holiday
Choices on holiday | in their holidays
Explanation

(be/go) on holiday (NOT in (your) holidays ): 'Mark's on holiday this week.' 'On holiday I just like to relax and read a book or two.'

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