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I Christmas London Spent Pass Passed Spend Holidays/A

Idx 2082
Keyword pass
Sub Entry Number 1
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence I passed Christmas in London.
Correct Sentence I spent Christmas in London.
Cloze Error Sentence I [[passed]] Christmas in London.
Cloze Sentence I [[spent]] Christmas in London.
Cloze Answer spent
Choices spent | passed
Explanation

You spend your holidays/a period of time somewhere (NOT pass ): 'We spent a lazy afternoon down by the river.'

When pass is used in connection with time, it is usually intransitive: 'Two weeks passed and there was still no reply.'

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