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Shoes I Wet Getting/To/It Children Stay Late Getting/To

Idx 1642
Keyword like
Sub Entry Number 3
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence I don't like that my shoes get wet.
Correct Sentence I don't like my shoes getting/to get wet.
I don't like it when my shoes get wet.
Cloze Error Sentence I don't like [[that my shoes]] get wet.
Cloze Sentence I don't like [[my shoes getting/to/it when my shoes]] get wet.
Cloze Answer my shoes getting/to/it when my shoes
Choices my shoes getting | that my shoes | to | it when my shoes
Explanation

like + sb/sth + doing/to do sth (NOT that clause): 'I don't like the children staying/to stay out late.'

like + it + when/if clause: 'I don't like it when the children stay out late.'

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