Idx | 1689 |
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Keyword | luxurious |
Sub Entry Number | 1 |
Type of Sentence | ✗ |
Error Sentence | You could stay at one of the big luxurious hotels, but the small hotels are far more reasonable. |
Correct Sentence | You could stay at one of the big luxury hotels, but the small hotels are far more reasonable. |
Cloze Error Sentence | You could stay at one of the big [[luxurious]] hotels, but the small hotels are far more reasonable. |
Cloze Sentence | You could stay at one of the big [[luxury]] hotels, but the small hotels are far more reasonable. |
Cloze Answer | luxury |
Choices | luxury | luxurious |
Explanation | To refer to a type or class of hotel, apartment, furniture, services etc, use luxury as a modifier: 'a luxury apartment in the heart of London', 'luxury bedroom suites imported direct from Italy', 'a luxury liner'. Use luxurious to describe something that is very comfortable and expensive: 'The car's soft cream leather interior was extremely luxurious.' |
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