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Your feedback says:

VOCABULARY MISTAKE - you have used the wrong word. Check in the dictionary.

 

So what’s the problem? And what do you need to do?

Choosing the right vocabulary item may sometimes be quite difficult, particularly if there is little context in your dictionary. Try to study vocabulary items in context and learn idioms, too.

 

Here are some links to practise materials:

On this site:

On other sites:

If you find more useful exercises for any type of error, please let us know and we will add the links. Visit www.ngberger.com for other materials that may help you on your pre-sessional course or other studies in academic or business English.

Please send your comments to Norbert G. Berger. This document was updated 03/08/2003.

Error Typology - © English Language Centre, University of Exeter, UK. 2003.

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