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Expression: That is too much Fri Jul 29, 2005 14:06 pm  Expression: That is too much
 

Test No. errors/advan-8 "Admire his Achievement", question 6

It's a very rare case indeed if a serious earthquake takes place in that country.

(a) case
(b) if
(c) serious
(d) takes place

Test No. errors/advan-8 "Admire his Achievement", answer 6

It's a very rare occurrence indeed if a serious earthquake takes place in that country.

Correct entry: occurrence
The error was: (a) case

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It's a very rare case indeed that a serious earthquake takes place in that country.
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It's a very rare occurrence indeed IF (????) a serious earthquake takes place in that country

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That Fri Jul 29, 2005 14:54 pm  That
 

That is asking too much!
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That is too much Fri Mar 14, 2008 17:38 pm  That is too much
 

How about "case" here? why is it wrong?
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Expression: That is too much Sat Mar 15, 2008 16:58 pm  Expression: That is too much
 

Could any body please answer my question?
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Expression: That is too much Sat Mar 15, 2008 19:55 pm  Expression: That is too much
 

Hi,

The statement is about something happening (occurrence) and not an example (case).

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Expression: That is too much Sun Mar 16, 2008 17:44 pm  Expression: That is too much
 

But "case" doesn't just mean "example", it also means "situation", and so I think it it quite all right to use "case" here with that meaning. Surprised
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Expression: That is too much Sun Mar 16, 2008 21:00 pm  Expression: That is too much
 

Hi Nessie,

Let's please not argue about this! The error tests are the most difficult to create because of the choice of the exact word in the tester's mind but I believe that 'occurrence' suggesting what has happened/what will happen is best suited here.

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Expression: That is too much Mon Mar 17, 2008 18:01 pm  Expression: That is too much
 

Hi Nessie

I agree with Alan that occurrence is better. I think it is more appropriate because the sentence refers to the possibility of an unexpected event (earthquake) happening/taking place.

Maybe looking at the definitions of occur and occurrence will help:
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=54863&dict=CALD
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