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Open Introduce Topic Immediately Interrupt Opened Describe Topic/Subject/Argument

Idx 2002
Keyword open
Sub Entry Number 2
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence If anyone tried to open a new topic, she would immediately interrupt.
Correct Sentence If anyone tried to introduce a new topic, she would immediately interrupt.
Cloze Error Sentence If anyone tried to [[open]] a new topic, she would immediately interrupt.
Cloze Sentence If anyone tried to [[introduce]] a new topic, she would immediately interrupt.
Cloze Answer introduce
Choices open | introduce
Explanation

introduce a (new) topic/subject/argument (NOT open ): 'You can't introduce new material in the last section of a report.'

Use opened to describe an action and open to describe a state. Compare: 'The shop was opened at 8 a.m. and stayed open until 6 p.m.'

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