Idx | 2952 |
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Keyword | youth |
Type of Sentence | ✗ |
Error Sentence | Life in a city is more interesting for the youth because there are more things to do. |
Correct Sentence | Life in a city is more interesting for young people because there are more things to do. |
Cloze Error Sentence | Life in a city is more interesting for [[the youth]] because there are more things to do. |
Cloze Sentence | Life in a city is more interesting for [[young people]] because there are more things to do. |
Cloze Answer | young people |
Choices | the youth | young people |
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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