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Material People Today's Society Money Materialistic Connected Physical

Idx 1741
Keyword material
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence In today's material society, most people think only about money.
Correct Sentence In today's materialistic society, most people think only about money.
Cloze Error Sentence In today's [[material]] society, most people think only about money.
Cloze Sentence In today's [[materialistic]] society, most people think only about money.
Cloze Answer materialistic
Choices material | materialistic
Explanation

material = connected with the physical needs that people have (as opposed to spiritual or intellectual needs): 'In material terms they are very well off, but spiritually they are deprived.'

materialistic = believing that money and the things that money can buy are more important than anything else: 'Modern society is becoming increasingly materialistic.' See MENTAL 2

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