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I Circumstances Students Allowed Part Time Job Plural Noun

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Keyword circumstance
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence I believe that in this circumstance students should be allowed to have a part-time job.
Correct Sentence I believe that in these circumstances students should be allowed to have a part-time job.
Cloze Error Sentence I believe that in [[this circumstance]] students should be allowed to have a part-time job.
Cloze Sentence I believe that in [[these circumstances]] students should be allowed to have a part-time job.
Cloze Answer these circumstances
Choices these circumstances | this circumstance
Explanation

Circumstances is nearly always used as a plural noun (WITH s ): 'The police are investigating the circumstances surrounding his death.' 'Under normal circumstances, I would never have left my passport with a stranger.'

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