Question

0606 1 The monthly payments were cheaper than I'd expected. The monthly payments were [[cheaper]] than I'd expected. lower/less When you talk about costs, payments, rents, wages, salaries, incomes, expenses, taxes, fees etc, use low/high (NOT cheap/ expensive ): 'During the recession, prices stayed low.' 'People on low incomes have been severely hit.' 'Rents in Helsinki are very high compared to the rest of Finland.'Note that price is sometimes used with cheap/expensive, but not in formal styles.

Accepted Answer

cheap ✗ The monthly payments were lower/less than I'd expected. The monthly payments were [[lower/less]] than I'd expected. lower | cheaper | less

Idx	0606
Keyword	cheap
Sub Entry Number	1
Type of Sentence	✗
Error Sentence	The monthly payments were cheaper than I'd expected.
Correct Sentence	The monthly payments were lower/less than I'd expected.
Cloze Error Sentence	The monthly payments were [[cheaper]] than I'd expected.
Cloze Sentence	The monthly payments were [[lower/less]] than I'd expected.
Cloze Answer	lower/less
Choices	lower \| cheaper \| less
Explanation	When you talk about costs, payments, rents, wages, salaries, incomes, expenses, taxes, fees etc, use low/high (NOT cheap/ expensive ): 'During the recession, prices stayed low.' 'People on low incomes have been severely hit.' 'Rents in Helsinki are very high compared to the rest of Finland.' Note that price is sometimes used with cheap/expensive, but not in formal styles.

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