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Imaginary Tend Imaginative People Grow Older Existing Real

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Keyword imaginary
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence People tend to become less imaginary as they grow older.
Correct Sentence People tend to become less imaginative as they grow older.
Cloze Error Sentence People tend to become less [[imaginary]] as they grow older.
Cloze Sentence People tend to become less [[imaginative]] as they grow older.
Cloze Answer imaginative
Choices imaginative | imaginary
Explanation

imaginary = not existing in real life but only in someone's mind: 'This new novel takes the reader on an imaginary journey into space.' 'The little boy kept firing an imaginary gun at me.'

imaginative = having or showing a powerful imagination: 'She is one of the most imaginative designers of her generation.' 'His paintings tend to be highly imaginative.'

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