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I Anxious Nervous Feel Make Speech Worried Feeling

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Keyword anxious
Sub Entry Number 1
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence I always feel anxious when I have to make a speech.
Correct Sentence I always feel nervous when I have to make a speech.
Cloze Error Sentence I always feel [[anxious]] when I have to make a speech.
Cloze Sentence I always feel [[nervous]] when I have to make a speech.
Cloze Answer nervous
Choices nervous | anxious
Explanation

anxious = worried because you fear that something bad may happen or may have happened: 'Their daughter hadn't come home from school and they were anxious about her safety.' 'I knew it was just a minor operation, but I couldn't help feeling anxious.'

nervous = worried because you are in or about to enter a stressful situation: 'I was so nervous about the exam that I couldn't sleep.' 'It was our first television appearance and we were all feeling nervous.'

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