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Nice I Room Quiet Work Work/The Two Part Adjectival

Idx 1898
Keyword nice
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence There is a nice and quiet room where I do my work.
Correct Sentence There is a nice quiet room where I do my work.
The room where I do my work is nice and quiet.
Cloze Error Sentence [[There is a nice and quiet room where I do my work]].
Cloze Sentence [[There is a nice quiet room where I do my work/The room where I do my work is nice and quiet]].
Cloze Answer There is a nice quiet room where I do my work/The room where I do my work is nice and quiet
Choices There is a nice and quiet room where I do my work | The room where I do my work is nice and quiet | There is a nice quiet room where I do my work
Explanation

Two-part adjectival phrases with nice such as 'nice and quiet, and 'nice and clean' are always placed after the noun they modify: 'The house is always nice and tidy.' Do not use and after nice when it comes in front of a noun: 'Right now I could do with a nice cold drink.'

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