Idx | 1784 |
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Keyword | menace |
Type of Sentence | ✗ |
Error Sentence | Nowadays world peace is menaced. |
Correct Sentence | Nowadays world peace is threatened. |
Cloze Error Sentence | Nowadays world peace is [[menaced]]. |
Cloze Sentence | Nowadays world peace is [[threatened]]. |
Cloze Answer | threatened |
Choices | menaced | threatened |
Explanation | Menace is usually used as a noun or adjective: 'These street gangs are a social menace.' 'He was convicted of menacing behaviour.' Menace is not often used as a verb. It appears mainly in formal styles and means 'make or try to make someone feel their life or safety is in great danger': 'His mighty war machine continues to menace neighbouring countries.' When you are talking about something which is a danger to peace, survival, safety, health, happiness, etc, use threaten: 'These poisonous liquids threaten the drinking water supply of two million people.' 'AIDS could threaten the economic well-being of Asian countries.' |
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