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Jumped Price Vegetables Overnight Jump Amount Level Suddenly

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Keyword jump
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence The price of vegetables jumped up overnight.
Correct Sentence The price of vegetables jumped overnight.
Cloze Error Sentence The price of vegetables jumped [[up]] overnight.
Cloze Sentence The price of vegetables jumped [[ ]] overnight.
Cloze Answer _
Choices _ | up
Explanation

jump = (of an amount, price, level, etc) suddenly increase: 'House prices jumped almost 20% in the first quarter.'

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