Washing powder

[rich7]

Test No. incompl/elem-24 "Shopping", question 7

Oh and we'll also need some washing ..........

(a) dust
(b) flakes
(c) powder
(d) grains

Test No. incompl/elem-24 "Shopping", answer 7

Oh and we'll also need some washing powder.

Correct answer: (c) powder

Your answer was: incorrect
Oh and we'll also need some washing grains.
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what's this?

[Alan]

Grains are small particles like for example grains of salt, grains of sand. And in fact it can also be used figuratively in the singular and negative meaning not even a very small part as in: There's not a grain of truth in what he says - he's lying.
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