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Keyword alone
Sub Entry Number 1
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence I was very alone at first but then I made some friends.
Correct Sentence I was very lonely at first but then I made some friends.
Cloze Error Sentence I was very [[alone]] at first but then I made some friends.
Cloze Sentence I was very [[lonely]] at first but then I made some friends.
Cloze Answer lonely
Choices alone | lonely
Explanation

alone = without other people around you: 'I've thought about getting married, but I prefer living alone.'

lonely = sad because you are alone and feel that nobody loves you or cares about you: 'I didn't know anyone in Boston and felt very lonely.' 'Sarah hated the long lonely days in the empty house.'

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