| Idx | 2734 |
|---|---|
| Keyword | transportation |
| Type of Sentence | ✗ |
| Error Sentence | Apart from housing, transportation is also a problem. |
| Correct Sentence | Apart from housing, transport is also a problem. |
| Cloze Error Sentence | Apart from housing, [[transportation]] is also a problem. |
| Cloze Sentence | Apart from housing, [[transport]] is also a problem. |
| Cloze Answer | transport |
| Choices | transportation | transport |
| Explanation | In British English transportation usually refers to the process or business of moving things, especially goods, from one place to another: 'Information regarding the transportation and storage of nuclear waste is difficult to obtain.' The word for the system that carries passengers (or goods) from one place to another is transport: 'I spent most of my money on hotels, food and transport.' 'Trains are still my favourite form of transport.' Note that in American English transportation is used for this meaning. |
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