| Idx | 2951 |
|---|---|
| Keyword | youth |
| Type of Sentence | ✗ |
| Error Sentence | There'll be a lot of youths at the party and so you should be able to enjoy yourself. |
| Correct Sentence | There'll be a lot of young people at the party and so you should be able to enjoy yourself. |
| Cloze Error Sentence | There'll be a lot of [[youths]] at the party and so you should be able to enjoy yourself. |
| Cloze Sentence | There'll be a lot of [[young people]] at the party and so you should be able to enjoy yourself. |
| Cloze Answer | young people |
| Choices | young people | youths |
| Explanation | Youth (countable) is used, often in a disapproving way, to refer to a boy/young man between the ages of about fifteen and twenty: 'He was attacked and robbed by a gang of youths.' Youth (uncountable) is used mainly in formal styles to refer to all young people considered as a group in society: 'The youth of industrialized nations need to be made aware of global problems.' The usual phrase for 'people between the ages of about fifteen and twenty' is young people: 'These holidays are designed for young people like yourselves.' |
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