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I Awake O'clock Hour Earlier Wake Adjective Ten

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Keyword awake
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence I get up at seven o'clock but I awake an hour earlier.
Correct Sentence I get up at seven o'clock but I wake up an hour earlier.
Cloze Error Sentence I get up at seven o'clock but I [[awake]] an hour earlier.
Cloze Sentence I get up at seven o'clock but I [[wake up]] an hour earlier.
Cloze Answer wake up
Choices wake up | awake
Explanation

Awake is used mainly as an adjective: 'It's gone ten o'clock and the children are still awake.' As a verb, awake (WITHOUT up ) is used only in literary styles: 'I awoke to the sound of church bells.'

The usual verb is wake up: 'She told me that she keeps waking up in the middle of the night.' 'I was woken up by a loud whistling noise.'

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