| Idx | 2321 |
|---|---|
| Keyword | reserve |
| Type of Sentence | ✗ |
| Error Sentence | I've finally managed to reserve a two-room house on the beach. |
| Correct Sentence | I've finally managed to book a two-room house on the beach. |
| Cloze Error Sentence | I've finally managed to [[reserve]] a two-room house on the beach. |
| Cloze Sentence | I've finally managed to [[book]] a two-room house on the beach. |
| Cloze Answer | book |
| Choices | book | reserve |
| Explanation | reserve (or book ) = arrange for a seat on a train, a seat in a theatre, a table in a restaurant etc, to be kept for you to use at a certain time: 'I'd like to reserve two seats in the front row for tomorrow night's performance.' book = (British English) arrange for a hotel room, holiday accommodation etc, to be kept for you to use at a certain time: 'We've booked a holiday cottage in the Lake District for the first two weeks in June.' Note that in American English the usual word for this meaning is reserve . |
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