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Inggris Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

With / who

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"He plays the manager of a night-club who's down on his luck and resorts to gambling to pay his debts."

a) Should it be ""He plays (with) the manager of a night-club who's down on his luck and resorts to gambling to pay his debts?"

if yes

b) Who (the player who plays with the manger of a night-club or the manger of a night-club) resorts to gambling to pay his debts?
  

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You are missing the meaning of "play". This has to do with acting in a film, and it is completely different from the idea of "play with ". He plays the manager of ...

  • You are missing the meaning of "play".
  • This has to do with acting in a film, and it is completely different from the idea of "play with ".
  • He plays the manager of ...
  • The actor performs the role of the manager of ...
  • CJ
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You are missing the meaning of "play". This has to do with acting in a film, and it is completely different from the idea of "play with".

He plays the manager of ...
The actor performs the role of the manager of ...

CJ

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