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I Arrived England Strange Felt Feel Talking Arrive

Idx 2549
Keyword strange
Sub Entry Number 2
Type of Sentence ?
Error Sentence When I arrived in England, I felt strange.
Correct Sentence When I arrived in England, everything seemed strange.
Cloze Error Sentence When I arrived in England, [[I felt]] strange.
Cloze Sentence When I arrived in England, [[everything seemed]] strange.
Cloze Answer everything seemed
Choices I felt | everything seemed
Explanation

When you are talking about how you feel when you first arrive in a new country, city or situation, it is more usual to say that the country seems strange rather than 'I feel strange': 'Things are bound to seem a bit strange for the first few days.'

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