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Tomb Grave Valley Kings Tut Mah Amun Found Place Dead

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Keyword grave
Type of Sentence ✗
Error Sentence We went to see the 'Valley of the Kings', where the grave of Tut-mah-Amun was found.
Correct Sentence We went to see the 'Valley of the Kings', where the tomb of Tut-mah-Amun was found.
Cloze Error Sentence We went to see the 'Valley of the Kings', where the [[grave]] of Tut-mah-Amun was found.
Cloze Sentence We went to see the 'Valley of the Kings', where the [[tomb]] of Tut-mah-Amun was found.
Cloze Answer tomb
Choices grave | tomb
Explanation

grave = a place in the ground where a dead person is put: 'The coffin was slowly lowered into the grave.'

tomb (pronounced /tu:m/) = a place where a dead person is put. A tomb is usually made of stone and is above the ground: 'Our first stop was the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.'

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