| Idx | 1057 |
|---|---|
| Keyword | expand |
| Sub Entry Number | 3 |
| Type of Sentence | ✗ |
| Error Sentence | The newspapers are not allowed to expand political ideas. |
| Correct Sentence | The newspapers are not allowed to spread political ideas. |
| Cloze Error Sentence | The newspapers are not allowed to [[expand]] political ideas. |
| Cloze Sentence | The newspapers are not allowed to [[spread]] political ideas. |
| Cloze Answer | spread |
| Choices | spread | expand |
| Explanation | When you are talking about news, information, ideas, etc, use spread: 'Within hours the news of the bank's collapse had spread all over the world.' 'I hope you haven't been spreading rumours.' |
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