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Quarter Served Country Century Sth Cake

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Keyword quarter
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence He served his country for over quarter of a century.
Correct Sentence He served his country for over a quarter of a century.
Cloze Error Sentence He served his country for over [[ ]] quarter of a century.
Cloze Sentence He served his country for over [[a]] quarter of a century.
Cloze Answer a
Choices a | _
Explanation

a quarter (of sth ): 'He's had almost a quarter of the cake all to himself.'

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