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Mist Flight Held Account Fog Morning Thick Tiny

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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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