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Living Alive Creature Sea Affected Pollution Dead Ill

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Keyword alive
Sub Entry Number 1
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence Every alive creature in the sea is affected by pollution.
Correct Sentence Every living creature in the sea is affected by pollution.
Cloze Error Sentence Every [[alive]] creature in the sea is affected by pollution.
Cloze Sentence Every [[living]] creature in the sea is affected by pollution.
Cloze Answer living
Choices living | alive
Explanation

alive = not dead: 'He was very seriously ill and is lucky to be alive.'

living = (1) alive now: 'He has no living relatives.' (2) used to refer to all creatures and things that live and die: 'Yeast is a living organism and too much heat or cold can kill it.' 'The ants will eat any living thing that comes into their path.'

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