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Swimming River House Walked Sat Addition Invite Tom

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Keyword beside
Sub Entry Number 1
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence We went swimming in the river besides my house.
Correct Sentence We went swimming in the river beside my house.
Cloze Error Sentence We went swimming in the river [[besides]] my house.
Cloze Sentence We went swimming in the river [[beside]] my house.
Cloze Answer beside
Choices beside | besides
Explanation

beside = next to: 'She walked over and sat down beside me.'

besides = in addition to; also: 'Who did you invite besides Tom and Mary?' 'Besides tennis, what other games do you play?' 'I'm too old to apply for the job. Besides, it would mean moving house.'

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