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Train Left O'clock Minutes I Stuck Traffic Jam

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Keyword ago
Sub Entry Number 3
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence The train left at exactly 3 o'clock. Just five minutes ago I had been stuck in a traffic jam.
Correct Sentence The train left at exactly 3 o'clock. Just five minutes before I had been stuck in a traffic jam.
Cloze Error Sentence The train left at exactly 3 o'clock. Just five minutes [[ago]] I had been stuck in a traffic jam.
Cloze Sentence The train left at exactly 3 o'clock. Just five minutes [[before]] I had been stuck in a traffic jam.
Cloze Answer before
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Explanation

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