Question

2230 ? The afternoon was very wet. The afternoon was very [[wet]]. rainy | wet

Accepted Answer

rainy The afternoon was very rainy. The afternoon was very [[rainy]]. wet When rainy is used it generally comes in front of words like day, afternoon, Sunday and season (NOT after a verb): 'The baby was born on a rainy Sunday in June.' 'When does the rainy season begin?'The more usual word is wet: 'Apart from a couple of wet afternoons, the weather was fine.' 'If it's wet tomorrow, we'll go on Monday instead.'

Idx	2230
Keyword	rainy
Type of Sentence	?
Error Sentence	The afternoon was very rainy.
Correct Sentence	The afternoon was very wet.
Cloze Error Sentence	The afternoon was very [[rainy]].
Cloze Sentence	The afternoon was very [[wet]].
Cloze Answer	wet
Choices	rainy \| wet
Explanation	When rainy is used it generally comes in front of words like day, afternoon, Sunday and season (NOT after a verb): 'The baby was born on a rainy Sunday in June.' 'When does the rainy season begin?' The more usual word is wet: 'Apart from a couple of wet afternoons, the weather was fine.' 'If it's wet tomorrow, we'll go on Monday instead.'

Rainy Afternoon Wet Sunday Season Generally Front Words