Question

2944 ✗ Thousands of people die from cancer every year. Thousands of people die from cancer [[every year]]. yearly | every year

Accepted Answer

yearly Thousands of people die from cancer yearly. Thousands of people die from cancer [[yearly]]. every year Yearly usually means that something is done or takes place once a year: 'The interest is paid yearly or, if you prefer, every six months.' 'The front of the house was getting its yearly coat of white paint.'Yearly is also used to connect a total number or amount with a period of one year: 'We were manufacturing and selling about 20,000 tonnes yearly.' 'The yearly catch rose to a peak of 52,000 tonnes.'When you simply want to say that something happens 'all the time', use every year or each year (NOT yearly ): 'The country's tourist industry is growing every year.'

Idx	2944
Keyword	yearly
Type of Sentence	✗
Error Sentence	Thousands of people die from cancer yearly.
Correct Sentence	Thousands of people die from cancer every year.
Cloze Error Sentence	Thousands of people die from cancer [[yearly]].
Cloze Sentence	Thousands of people die from cancer [[every year]].
Cloze Answer	every year
Choices	yearly \| every year
Explanation	Yearly usually means that something is done or takes place once a year: 'The interest is paid yearly or, if you prefer, every six months.' 'The front of the house was getting its yearly coat of white paint.' Yearly is also used to connect a total number or amount with a period of one year: 'We were manufacturing and selling about 20,000 tonnes yearly.' 'The yearly catch rose to a peak of 52,000 tonnes.' When you simply want to say that something happens 'all the time', use every year or each year (NOT yearly ): 'The country's tourist industry is growing every year.'

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