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Sun 94 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Type or form
In the following sentence, my answer sheet says the answer is ' form' and I wonder why? Also, I wonder, why ' type' cannot be used .
The solution has emerged in the ___ of dehydrated foods.
a. type b. way c. form d. order
The solution has emerged in the ___ of dehydrated foods.
a. type b. way c. form d. order
Top answer
form = shape. It is not a type of food; if you use 'type', then 'the' is a problem, since there is no precedence.
- form = shape.
- It is not a type of food; if you use 'type', then 'the' is a problem, since there is no precedence.
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form = shape. It is not a type of food; if you use 'type', then 'the' is a problem, since there is no precedence.
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Do you mean in terms of meaning' type ' is possible, but because of an article ' the' , type can't be used here? Then, if there is a instead of the , do you mean type can be used?
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No, that doesn't make sense either, but 'the' should have been a giveaway that 'type' was wrong.
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