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Stop Environment Damaging Injure Injuring People Connection Animals

Idx 1468
Keyword injure
Sub Entry Number 1
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence We must all stop injuring the environment.
Correct Sentence We must all stop damaging the environment.
Cloze Error Sentence We must all stop [[injuring]] the environment.
Cloze Sentence We must all stop [[damaging]] the environment.
Cloze Answer damaging
Choices injuring | damaging
Explanation

Injure is used only in connection with people and animals: 'Latest reports from the site of the crash indicate that three people are dead and twelve are seriously injured.'

For objects, plants and machines, use damage: 'Some of the equipment had been badly damaged.'

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