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Sat Seat Mine Fine Adverb Team Played Saturday

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Keyword well
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence Everything was well until somebody came and sat in the seat next to mine.
Correct Sentence Everything was fine until somebody came and sat in the seat next to mine.
Cloze Error Sentence Everything was [[well]] until somebody came and sat in the seat next to mine.
Cloze Sentence Everything was [[fine]] until somebody came and sat in the seat next to mine.
Cloze Answer fine
Choices fine | well
Explanation

Well is usually used as an adverb: 'The team played well on Saturday.' As an adjective, well usually means 'in good health': 'George can't come because he's not very well.' 'He always looks well after a holiday.'

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