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Pay Office Workers Good Uncountable Noun Week's Leave

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Keyword pay
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence Very few office workers get a good pay.
Correct Sentence Very few office workers get good pay.
Cloze Error Sentence Very few office workers get [[a]] good pay.
Cloze Sentence Very few office workers get [[ ]] good pay.
Cloze Answer _
Choices _ | a
Explanation

Pay is an uncountable noun: 'They've given him a week's leave without pay.'

pay (an amount of money) for sth: 'Let me pay for the meal this time.' 'I can't afford to pay $200 for a suit.' 'How much did she pay for the car?'

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