Idx | 0774 |
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Keyword | damage |
Sub Entry Number | 1 |
Type of Sentence | ✗ |
Error Sentence | The car crashed into a tree and suffered a severe damage. |
Correct Sentence | The car crashed into a tree and suffered severe damage. |
Cloze Error Sentence | The car crashed into a tree and suffered [[a]] severe damage. |
Cloze Sentence | The car crashed into a tree and suffered [[ ]] severe damage. |
Cloze Answer | _ |
Choices | a | _ |
Explanation | In its usual meaning, damage is an uncountable noun: 'The insurance company will pay for any damage.' 'The ceiling had suffered a great deal of damage.' damages (plural noun) = a sum of money that someone is awarded in a court of law: 'She was awarded $3000 in damages.' 'She claimed damages of £2000 for wrongful dismissal.' |
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