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Turning Radio I Noticed Immediately Working Order Properly

Idx 2023
Keyword order
Sub Entry Number 2
Type of Sentence ?
Error Sentence Turning on the radio, I noticed immediately that it was out of order.
Correct Sentence Turning on the radio, I noticed immediately that it was not working properly.
Cloze Error Sentence Turning on the radio, I noticed immediately that it was [[out of order]].
Cloze Sentence Turning on the radio, I noticed immediately that it was [[not working properly]].
Cloze Answer not working properly
Choices not working properly | out of order
Explanation

The phrase out of order is used mainly on notices stating that things such as public telephones, ticket machines, photocopiers etc are not working.

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