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Suffered Car Crashed Tree Severe Damage Awarded Usual

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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.
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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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