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Months General Manager Talking Change State Noun Phrase

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Keyword be
Sub Entry Number 2
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence After six months he was the general manager.
Correct Sentence After six months he became the general manager.
Cloze Error Sentence After six months he [[was]] the general manager.
Cloze Sentence After six months he [[became]] the general manager.
Cloze Answer became
Choices was | became
Explanation

When talking about a change in state, use become + noun phrase (NOT be ): 'In 1975 she became leader of the Conservative Party.'

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