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I Stayed Home Yesterday Bad Cold

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Keyword have
Sub Entry Number 4
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence I stayed at home yesterday because I was having a bad cold.
Correct Sentence I stayed at home yesterday because I had a bad cold.
Cloze Error Sentence I stayed at home yesterday because I [[was having]] a bad cold.
Cloze Sentence I stayed at home yesterday because I [[had]] a bad cold.
Cloze Answer had
Choices had | was having
Explanation

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