| Idx | 2231 |
|---|---|
| Keyword | rainy |
| Type of Sentence | ? |
| Error Sentence | It's rainy again today. |
| Correct Sentence | It's wet again today. It's raining again today. |
| Cloze Error Sentence | It's [[rainy]] again today. |
| Cloze Sentence | It's [[wet/raining]] again today. |
| Cloze Answer | wet/raining |
| Choices | rainy | raining | 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.' |
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