Wonderful bends VERSUS wonderful curves

[Simone]

English Grammar Error, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #22 "Gerunds and Idioms", question 8

I'll tell you what I really like about cars that were manufactured in America in the 1950's and that's those wonderful bends in the body shape.

(a) I'll tell you
(b) manufactured
(c) bends

English Grammar Error, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #22 "Gerunds and Idioms", answer 8

I'll tell you what I really like about cars that were manufactured in America in the 1950's and that's those wonderful curves in the body shape.

Correct entry: curves
The error was: (c) bends
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i really didn't find anything wrong with the sentence so i just took a educated guess. i wanna know if its correct or not. if its not could i get the correct answer or correct hinT? thank you

Simone

[Alan]

Hi Simone,

Curves suggests something soft, gentle and even seductive, which you need here to describe the shape of the car. Bends are more assoiated with sharper things such as angles and to with with plumbing, which couldn't be less seductive.

Alan
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