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Live Storey Floor Describe Structure Building Office Blocks

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Keyword storey
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence They live on the second storey.
Correct Sentence They live on the second floor.
Cloze Error Sentence They live on the second [[storey]].
Cloze Sentence They live on the second [[floor]].
Cloze Answer floor
Choices floor | storey
Explanation

Storey is usually used to describe the structure of a building: 'These office blocks are usually three or four storeys high.' 'a multi-storey car park', 'a detached two-storey house'.

When you are talking about where someone lives/works/goes etc, use floor: 'My flat is on the seventh floor.' 'We took the lift up to the third floor.'

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