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Grammar fix

fully booked

no more space

All the available places, seats, or rooms are taken, so there is no space left.

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Hear it in context

Notice where the phrase sounds natural.

  • The hotel was fully booked, so we had to find another place to stay.travel
  • During the holiday season, most flights to popular destinations are fully booked weeks in advance.IELTS speaking

Fix the pattern

Pattern: be fully booked

WrongThe hotel is full booked.

RightThe hotel is fully booked.

'Fully' (adverb) — not 'full'.

Patternbe fully booked

Use it right

Choose the version that sounds natural in speech.

Stiff The establishment has reached maximum occupancy.

Natural Sorry, we're fully booked.

'Reached maximum occupancy' is signage-formal; 'fully booked' is what staff say.

Build natural chunks

Words that usually travel with it.

  • fully booked
    we'rethe hotel iscompletelyuntil

Don't confuse it

Similar to 'sold out', but 'fully booked' is used for places or services that require a reservation, not for things you buy like tickets.

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