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Talk Dream I Night Told Holiday Plans Conversation

Idx 2592
Keyword talk
Sub Entry Number 2
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence I'd like to talk you about a dream I had last night.
Correct Sentence I'd like to tell you about a dream I had last night.
Cloze Error Sentence I'd like to [[talk]] you about a dream I had last night.
Cloze Sentence I'd like to [[tell]] you about a dream I had last night.
Cloze Answer tell
Choices talk | tell
Explanation

When there is something that you want someone to know, you tell them about it: 'She told me about her holiday plans.'

When you have a conversation, you talk (to someone) about something: 'We talked about where we could go at the weekend.'

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