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Live Television Good Company Means Stops Feeling Lonely

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Keyword company
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence For those who live by themselves, television provides a good company.
Correct Sentence For those who live by themselves, television provides good company.
Cloze Error Sentence For those who live by themselves, television provides [[a]] good company.
Cloze Sentence For those who live by themselves, television provides [[ ]] good company.
Cloze Answer _
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Explanation

When company means 'someone or something that stops you from feeling lonely or bored; companionship', it is uncountable: 'Whenever he goes off on a long trip, he takes his radio with him for company.'

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