| Idx | 0642 |
|---|---|
| Keyword | clothing |
| Sub Entry Number | 1 |
| Type of Sentence | ✗ |
| Error Sentence | As soon as I arrived, I unpacked my clothing. |
| Correct Sentence | As soon as I arrived, I unpacked my clothes. |
| Cloze Error Sentence | As soon as I arrived, I unpacked my [[clothing]]. |
| Cloze Sentence | As soon as I arrived, I unpacked my [[clothes]]. |
| Cloze Answer | clothes |
| Choices | clothing | clothes |
| Explanation | Use clothing when you are thinking about clothes in general: 'The population is in desperate need of foreign aid - especially food, medicine and clothing.' 'She works in the clothing industry.' To refer to the things that you wear, use clothes: 'You'd better take off those wet clothes or you'll catch a cold.' |
Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.
Next card: Clothes clothing grown fit thinking general population desperate
Previous card: Buy special clothes plural noun i
Up to card list: Longman Dictionary of Common Errors