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Meeting Thursday Postponed Cancel Cancelled Arrange Planned Event

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Keyword cancel
Type of Sentence ✗
Error Sentence The meeting has been cancelled until next Thursday.
Correct Sentence The meeting has been postponed until next Thursday.
Cloze Error Sentence The meeting has been [[cancelled]] until next Thursday.
Cloze Sentence The meeting has been [[postponed]] until next Thursday.
Cloze Answer postponed
Choices cancelled | postponed
Explanation

cancel = arrange for a planned event not to take place after all: 'Five of their players were either ill or injured, and so the match had to be cancelled.'

postpone = arrange for a planned event to take place at a later time or date: 'We've decided to postpone the wedding until Steve has found a job.'

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