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Notice I Enjoying Noticed Noticed/Could Can/Could Busy Late

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Keyword notice
Sub Entry Number 3
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence I could notice that he was not enjoying himself.
Correct Sentence I noticed that he was not enjoying himself.
I could see that he was not enjoying himself.
Cloze Error Sentence I [[could notice]] that he was not enjoying himself.
Cloze Sentence I [[noticed/could see]] that he was not enjoying himself.
Cloze Answer noticed/could see
Choices noticed | could see | could notice
Explanation

Notice is not used with can/could: 'They were so busy that they didn't notice how late it was getting.'

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