Question

2165 ? I was getting ready to go to bed when the phone rang. I was [[getting ready]] to go to bed when the phone rang. getting ready | preparing

Accepted Answer

prepare I was preparing to go to bed when the phone rang. I was [[preparing]] to go to bed when the phone rang. getting ready If you prepare yourself (for sth ), you get yourself into a suitable mental or physical state for something that you expect to happen: 'Relatives of the victims were told to prepare themselves for a long wait.' 'The villagers are preparing themselves for further flooding.'When you get ready or prepare to do something, you make yourself ready to do it: 'The company is preparing to expand its European network.' 'I had my breakfast and got ready to go to school.'Note that get ready is very common in spoken English and is often used in connection with the simple things that people do as part of their daily routine.

Idx	2165
Keyword	prepare
Type of Sentence	?
Error Sentence	I was preparing to go to bed when the phone rang.
Correct Sentence	I was getting ready to go to bed when the phone rang.
Cloze Error Sentence	I was [[preparing]] to go to bed when the phone rang.
Cloze Sentence	I was [[getting ready]] to go to bed when the phone rang.
Cloze Answer	getting ready
Choices	getting ready \| preparing
Explanation	If you prepare yourself (for sth ), you get yourself into a suitable mental or physical state for something that you expect to happen: 'Relatives of the victims were told to prepare themselves for a long wait.' 'The villagers are preparing themselves for further flooding.' When you get ready or prepare to do something, you make yourself ready to do it: 'The company is preparing to expand its European network.' 'I had my breakfast and got ready to go to school.' Note that get ready is very common in spoken English and is often used in connection with the simple things that people do as part of their daily routine.

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