| Idx | 0856 |
|---|---|
| Keyword | disappear |
| Type of Sentence | ✗ |
| Error Sentence | The next morning, the snowman was disappeared. |
| Correct Sentence | The next morning, the snowman had disappeared. |
| Cloze Error Sentence | The next morning, the snowman [[was]] disappeared. |
| Cloze Sentence | The next morning, the snowman [[had]] disappeared. |
| Cloze Answer | had |
| Choices | was | had |
| Explanation | Disappeared (from the verb disappear ) is not used like an adjective: 'His wife has disappeared with the children.' 'Suddenly, the pain in my back just disappeared.' Compare: 'The next morning, the snowman was gone.' Unlike disappeared, gone (from the verb go ) may be used like an adjective. |
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