Question

0605 1 The wages in Taiwan are very cheap. The wages in Taiwan are very [[cheap]]. low When you talk about costs, payments, rents, wages, salaries, incomes, expenses, taxes, fees etc, use low/high (NOT cheap/ expensive ): 'During the recession, prices stayed low.' 'People on low incomes have been severely hit.' 'Rents in Helsinki are very high compared to the rest of Finland.'Note that price is sometimes used with cheap/expensive, but not in formal styles.

Accepted Answer

cheap ✗ The wages in Taiwan are very low. The wages in Taiwan are very [[low]]. low | cheap

Idx	0605
Keyword	cheap
Sub Entry Number	1
Type of Sentence	✗
Error Sentence	The wages in Taiwan are very cheap.
Correct Sentence	The wages in Taiwan are very low.
Cloze Error Sentence	The wages in Taiwan are very [[cheap]].
Cloze Sentence	The wages in Taiwan are very [[low]].
Cloze Answer	low
Choices	low \| cheap
Explanation	When you talk about costs, payments, rents, wages, salaries, incomes, expenses, taxes, fees etc, use low/high (NOT cheap/ expensive ): 'During the recession, prices stayed low.' 'People on low incomes have been severely hit.' 'Rents in Helsinki are very high compared to the rest of Finland.' Note that price is sometimes used with cheap/expensive, but not in formal styles.

Wages Taiwan Low Cheap Talk Costs Payments Rents