| Idx | 0874 |
|---|---|
| Keyword | distance |
| Sub Entry Number | 2 |
| Type of Sentence | ✗ |
| Error Sentence | The nearest town is in a distance of ten miles. |
| Correct Sentence | The nearest town is ten miles away. |
| Cloze Error Sentence | The nearest town is [[in a distance of ten miles]]. |
| Cloze Sentence | The nearest town is [[ten miles away]]. |
| Cloze Answer | ten miles away |
| Choices | in a distance of ten miles | ten miles away |
| Explanation | One place is a number of miles/kilometres/yards etc away from another place: 'She was offered a job in Sheffield, about thirty miles away.' The secondary school is about five miles away.' |
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