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Television World Watched Cup Final Children Watch Tv

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Keyword television
Sub Entry Number 1
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence The whole world watched the cup final on televisions.
Correct Sentence The whole world watched the cup final on television.
Cloze Error Sentence The whole world watched the cup final on [[televisions]].
Cloze Sentence The whole world watched the cup final on [[television]].
Cloze Answer television
Choices televisions | television
Explanation

Television (also TV ) is usually uncountable: 'The children watch a lot of television.' 'The article explains how television affects family life.'

As a countable noun it means 'a television set': 'Some parents buy two televisions - one for the children to watch and one for themselves.'

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