| Idx | 0374 | 
|---|---|
| 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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