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Started Pouring Rain Wet Soaked Completely Soaking Extremely

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Keyword wet
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence It started pouring with rain and we all got completely wet.
Correct Sentence It started pouring with rain and we all got soaked.
Cloze Error Sentence It started pouring with rain and we all got [[completely wet]].
Cloze Sentence It started pouring with rain and we all got [[soaked]].
Cloze Answer soaked
Choices soaked | completely wet
Explanation

soaked or soaking wet = extremely wet: 'Don't leave the cushions in the garden. If it rains, they'll get soaking wet.'

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