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Original Traditional Craftsmen Skills Work Factories Completely Expected

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Keyword original
Sub Entry Number 2
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence Many craftsmen have given up their original skills to work in factories.
Correct Sentence Many craftsmen have given up their traditional skills to work in factories.
Cloze Error Sentence Many craftsmen have given up their [[original]] skills to work in factories.
Cloze Sentence Many craftsmen have given up their [[traditional]] skills to work in factories.
Cloze Answer traditional
Choices original | traditional
Explanation

original = (1) completely new: 'Nobody expected that the bikini, with its daringly original design, would catch on as it did.'

(2) the one that exists first (usually followed later by other ones): 'The original edition contained only 170 pages.' 'The tennis court to the side of the house was the idea of the original owner.'

traditional = done or used by a group or society for a very long time: 'The dancers were wearing traditional African dress.' 'Kumar gave the traditional Hindu greeting.'

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