Idx | 0374 |
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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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