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Replace Offered Battery Sb/Sth Firm Dismissing Experienced Staff

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Keyword replace
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence He offered to replace the old battery by a new one.
Correct Sentence He offered to replace the old battery with a new one.
Cloze Error Sentence He offered to replace the old battery [[by]] a new one.
Cloze Sentence He offered to replace the old battery [[with]] a new one.
Cloze Answer with
Choices with | by
Explanation

replace sb/sth with sb/sth (NOT by ): 'The firm has been dismissing experienced staff and replacing them with school leavers.'

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