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Rainfall Rain Months Rain/It Amount Falls Area Period

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Keyword rainfall
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence There was no rainfall for over three months.
Correct Sentence There was no rain for over three months.
It didn't rain for over three months.
Cloze Error Sentence [[There was no rainfall]] for over three months.
Cloze Sentence [[There was no rain/It didn't rain]] for over three months.
Cloze Answer There was no rain/It didn't rain
Choices There was no rain | It didn't rain | There was no rainfall
Explanation

rainfall = the amount of rain that usually falls in an area during a certain period: 'The whole region has a very low rainfall at this time of the year.' Note that rainfall is mainly used in technical styles.

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