Question

1525 ✗ He kept telling the same joke again and again. He kept [[telling]] the same joke again and again. saying | telling

Accepted Answer

joke He kept saying the same joke again and again. He kept [[saying]] the same joke again and again. telling tell (sb) a joke (NOT say ) = tell someone a short funny story to make them laugh: 'Come on, Peter! Tell us a joke!'crack/make a joke = say something funny: 'He's always laughing and cracking jokes.'

Idx	1525
Keyword	joke
Type of Sentence	✗
Error Sentence	He kept saying the same joke again and again.
Correct Sentence	He kept telling the same joke again and again.
Cloze Error Sentence	He kept [[saying]] the same joke again and again.
Cloze Sentence	He kept [[telling]] the same joke again and again.
Cloze Answer	telling
Choices	saying \| telling
Explanation	tell (sb) a joke (NOT say ) = tell someone a short funny story to make them laugh: 'Come on, Peter! Tell us a joke!' crack/make a joke = say something funny: 'He's always laughing and cracking jokes.'

Joke Telling Sb Short Funny Story Make Laugh