Question

2081 1 We passed the night in a cheap hotel. We [[passed]] the night in a cheap hotel. spent You spend your holidays/a period of time somewhere (NOT pass ): 'We spent a lazy afternoon down by the river.'When pass is used in connection with time, it is usually intransitive: 'Two weeks passed and there was still no reply.'

Accepted Answer

pass ✗ We spent the night in a cheap hotel. We [[spent]] the night in a cheap hotel. spent | passed

Idx	2081
Keyword	pass
Sub Entry Number	1
Type of Sentence	✗
Error Sentence	We passed the night in a cheap hotel.
Correct Sentence	We spent the night in a cheap hotel.
Cloze Error Sentence	We [[passed]] the night in a cheap hotel.
Cloze Sentence	We [[spent]] the night in a cheap hotel.
Cloze Answer	spent
Choices	spent \| passed
Explanation	You spend your holidays/a period of time somewhere (NOT pass ): 'We spent a lazy afternoon down by the river.' When pass is used in connection with time, it is usually intransitive: 'Two weeks passed and there was still no reply.'

Night Cheap Hotel Spent Pass Passed Spend Holidays/A