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Permission Eventually Gave Stay Home Their/His Mother's/The Headmaster's

Idx 2106
Keyword permission
Sub Entry Number 2
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence Eventually he gave me the permission to stay at home.
Correct Sentence Eventually he gave me his permission to stay at home.
Cloze Error Sentence Eventually he gave me [[the]] permission to stay at home.
Cloze Sentence Eventually he gave me [[his]] permission to stay at home.
Cloze Answer his
Choices the | his
Explanation

(their/his mother's/the headmaster's) permission but NOT the permission: 'I'm sure that they'll let you use the library but it's better to have official permission.'

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