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Sentence help

Can anyone help me complete this sentence with answers given below and explain me correct choice?

When he had finished painting the room Frank had.......... of paint in his hair.
a) lines b) strips c) streaks d) stripes


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Top answer

We are used to saying a flake of paint or blob of paint. Shred of cloth, pain of glass, block of ice, chunk of rock, hunk of cheese, rasher of bacon, lump of butter, dollop of jam etc.

  • We are used to saying a flake of paint or blob of paint.
  • Shred of cloth, pain of glass, block of ice, chunk of rock, hunk of cheese, rasher of bacon, lump of butter, dollop of jam etc.
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We are used to saying a flake of paint or blob of paint.

Shred of cloth, pain of glass, block of ice, chunk of rock, hunk of cheese, rasher of bacon, lump of butter, dollop of jam etc.
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Thanks for an answer but I need correct answer from a,b,c,d choices.
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I'd say "streaks" make more sense than anything...
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If you wish to keep the sentence as-is, then you would probably be best using 'streaks'.
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hmm, I thought about 'stripes'
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"streaks" is the usual word for the result of splashed liquid. Emotion: smile

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