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Noise Talk Long Make Loud Lot Countable Describes

Idx 1911
Keyword noise
Sub Entry Number 3
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence You can talk as long as you don't make a loud noise.
Correct Sentence You can talk as long as you don't make a lot of noise.
Cloze Error Sentence You can talk as long as you don't make a [[loud]] noise.
Cloze Sentence You can talk as long as you don't make a [[lot of]] noise.
Cloze Answer lot of
Choices loud | lot of
Explanation

A loud noise (countable) describes what you hear when, for example, somebody slams a door or drops a plate. To refer to continuous noise made during an activity, use noise as an uncountable noun: 'They don't know the difference between music and noise.'

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