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Touch Contact Good Work People Affect Communicate Letter

Idx 2728
Keyword touch
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence It is good to go out to work because you get in touch with other people.
Correct Sentence It is good to go out to work because you come into contact with other people.
Cloze Error Sentence It is good to go out to work because you [[get in touch]] with other people.
Cloze Sentence It is good to go out to work because you [[come into contact]] with other people.
Cloze Answer come into contact
Choices get in touch | come into contact
Explanation

get in touch with = communicate with (someone) by letter or telephone: 'Don't wait until Christmas before you get in touch.' 'Mrs Taylor wants you to get in touch with her.'

come into contact with = meet: 'In my profession I come into contact with a lot of teachers.'

When you mean 'have an effect on', use affect (NOT touch ): 'How will these new taxes affect people on low incomes?' 'Farms in the south of the country have been seriously affected by the drought.'

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