Question

1794 2 The wallet was middle brown and contained sixty dollars. The wallet was [[middle]] brown and contained sixty dollars. medium When you describe the colour of something, use medium (NOT middle ): 'a medium grey suit' (= neither light grey nor dark grey but somewhere in between).in the middle of (NOT on ): 'The cat dropped the mouse right in the middle of the kitchen floor.' 'What do we do if the fire alarm starts ringing in the middle of an examination?'

Accepted Answer

middle ✗ The wallet was medium brown and contained sixty dollars. The wallet was [[medium]] brown and contained sixty dollars. middle | medium

Idx	1794
Keyword	middle
Sub Entry Number	2
Type of Sentence	✗
Error Sentence	The wallet was middle brown and contained sixty dollars.
Correct Sentence	The wallet was medium brown and contained sixty dollars.
Cloze Error Sentence	The wallet was [[middle]] brown and contained sixty dollars.
Cloze Sentence	The wallet was [[medium]] brown and contained sixty dollars.
Cloze Answer	medium
Choices	middle \| medium
Explanation	When you describe the colour of something, use medium (NOT middle ): 'a medium grey suit' (= neither light grey nor dark grey but somewhere in between). in the middle of (NOT on ): 'The cat dropped the mouse right in the middle of the kitchen floor.' 'What do we do if the fire alarm starts ringing in the middle of an examination?'

Middle Medium Wallet Brown Contained Sixty Dollars Grey