| Idx | 0375 | 
|---|---|
| Keyword | awake | 
| Type of Sentence | ✗ | 
| Error Sentence | The next morning we awoke up at 7 o'clock to catch the train. | 
| Correct Sentence | The next morning we woke up at 7 o'clock to catch the train. | 
| Cloze Error Sentence | The next morning we [[awoke]] up at 7 o'clock to catch the train. | 
| Cloze Sentence | The next morning we [[woke]] up at 7 o'clock to catch the train. | 
| Cloze Answer | woke | 
| Choices | awoke | woke | 
| Explanation | Awake is used mainly as an adjective: 'It's gone ten o'clock and the children are still awake.' As a verb, awake (WITHOUT up ) is used only in literary styles: 'I awoke to the sound of church bells.' The usual verb is wake up: 'She told me that she keeps waking up in the middle of the night.' 'I was woken up by a loud whistling noise.' | 
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