Question

1746 2 The matter is that we won't have enough room in the car to take your mother with us. The [[matter]] is that we won't have enough room in the car to take your mother with us. problem Matter is used to mean 'problem' or 'trouble' only in questions and negative sentences: 'What's the matter?' 'Is anything the matter?' 'There's nothing the matter.'

Accepted Answer

matter ✗ The problem is that we won't have enough room in the car to take your mother with us. The [[problem]] is that we won't have enough room in the car to take your mother with us. matter | problem

Idx	1746
Keyword	matter
Sub Entry Number	2
Type of Sentence	✗
Error Sentence	The matter is that we won't have enough room in the car to take your mother with us.
Correct Sentence	The problem is that we won't have enough room in the car to take your mother with us.
Cloze Error Sentence	The [[matter]] is that we won't have enough room in the car to take your mother with us.
Cloze Sentence	The [[problem]] is that we won't have enough room in the car to take your mother with us.
Cloze Answer	problem
Choices	matter \| problem
Explanation	Matter is used to mean 'problem' or 'trouble' only in questions and negative sentences: 'What's the matter?' 'Is anything the matter?' 'There's nothing the matter.'

Matter Room Car Mother Problem Trouble Questions Negative