| Idx | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Keyword | opposite |
| Sub Entry Number | 1 |
| Type of Sentence | ✗ |
| Error Sentence | My own country and the USA are totally opposite of each other. |
| Correct Sentence | My own country and the USA are totally different (from each other). |
| Cloze Error Sentence | My own country and the USA are totally [[opposite of each other]]. |
| Cloze Sentence | My own country and the USA are totally [[different (from each other)]]. |
| Cloze Answer | different (from each other) |
| Choices | opposite of each other | different (from each other) |
| Explanation | Use opposite and the opposite of only when you mean that two things are as different as it is possible to be: 'I thought that the medicine would make him sleepy, but it had the opposite effect.' 'The opposite of long is short.' 'The two men went off in opposite directions.' (= one went to the left and one to the right) To describe people's opinions, life styles, ways of thinking etc, the usual word is different: 'These two schools of thought are completely different.' |
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