Idx | 1813 |
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Keyword | mist |
Type of Sentence | ✗ |
Error Sentence | Her flight was held up on account of the mist. |
Correct Sentence | Her flight was held up on account of the fog. |
Cloze Error Sentence | Her flight was held up on account of the [[mist]]. |
Cloze Sentence | Her flight was held up on account of the [[fog]]. |
Cloze Answer | fog |
Choices | fog | mist |
Explanation | mist = tiny drops of water in the air that make it difficult to see things that are far away: 'As the day wore on, the early morning mist quickly disappeared.' fog = very thick mist: 'Traffic on several stretches of the M1 was slowed to a walking pace this morning as the result of thick fog.' |
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