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Angliholic Posted 19 years ago
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after exercising

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00This is a stand-alone blank filling question with Chinese guide, and the correct answer is 01b00after exercising02b00. Yet, different students have different replies, which is confusing. If you were I, would you regard the following as correct: 01b00after exercise, after sporting/sport/sports02b00? 0-
  

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1b 00after exercise - 02b 00fine02br 02br 01b 00after sporting -02b 00 no; "to sport" does not mean "to play sport"02br 02br 01b 00after sport -02b 00 fine02br 02br 01b 00after sports02b 00 - fine0-

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  • 1b 00after exercise - 02b 00fine02br 02br 01b 00after sporting -02b 00 no; "to sport" does not mean "to play sport"02br 02br 01b 00after sport -02b 00 fine02br 02br 01b 00after sports02b 00 - fine0-
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1b00after exercise - 02b00fine02br
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01b00after sporting -02b00 no; "to sport" does not mean "to play sport"02br
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01b00after sport -02b00 fine02br
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01b00after sports02b00 - fine0-
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0Thanks, Forbes, but it's really puzzling. In my dictionary, there is an example: The children are sporting on the lawn. 02br
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00According to this, sporting is close to excercising but not really. Does it mean playing here?0-
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0From the dictionary: sporting= to amuse oneself 01b00: 01a00FROLIC02a02b00<lambs 01i00sport02i00ing00 in the meadow> 01b00b02b00 01b00:02b00 to engage in a sport02br
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00However, this is very old-fashioned. I
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