Question

2500 1 We hadn't seen each other for a year and so we spent the whole night speaking. We hadn't seen each other for a year and so we spent the whole night [[speaking]]. talking When just one person does all or most of the talking, either speak or talk may be used: 'He spoke/talked about his years in the army.'When two or more people have a conversation, the usual word is talk (NOT speak ): 'We must have been talking for hours.' 'If someone brings me a problem, we just sit down and talk about it.'

Accepted Answer

speak ✗ We hadn't seen each other for a year and so we spent the whole night talking. We hadn't seen each other for a year and so we spent the whole night [[talking]]. talking | speaking

Idx	2500
Keyword	speak
Sub Entry Number	1
Type of Sentence	✗
Error Sentence	We hadn't seen each other for a year and so we spent the whole night speaking.
Correct Sentence	We hadn't seen each other for a year and so we spent the whole night talking.
Cloze Error Sentence	We hadn't seen each other for a year and so we spent the whole night [[speaking]].
Cloze Sentence	We hadn't seen each other for a year and so we spent the whole night [[talking]].
Cloze Answer	talking
Choices	talking \| speaking
Explanation	When just one person does all or most of the talking, either speak or talk may be used: 'He spoke/talked about his years in the army.' When two or more people have a conversation, the usual word is talk (NOT speak ): 'We must have been talking for hours.' 'If someone brings me a problem, we just sit down and talk about it.'

Year Spent Night Speak Talking Talk Speaking Person