Idx | 2620 |
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Keyword | text |
Type of Sentence | ✗ |
Error Sentence | She said she was writing a text about France for her local newspaper. |
Correct Sentence | She said she was writing an article about France for her local newspaper. |
Cloze Error Sentence | She said she was writing [[a text]] about France for her local newspaper. |
Cloze Sentence | She said she was writing [[an article]] about France for her local newspaper. |
Cloze Answer | an article |
Choices | a text | an article |
Explanation | text = (1) the words in a book, magazine, etc (as opposed to the illustrations); any written material: 'Alongside each drawing there were several lines of text.' 'A single disk can hold up to 1000 pages of text.' (2) a book or piece of writing on an academic subject: 'The first two texts on the reading list are general introductions.' (3) the written version of a play, speech etc: 'Only 'The Times' printed the full text of the President's speech.' article = a piece of writing in a newspaper or magazine: 'I've just been reading an interesting article on alternative medicine.' |
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