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Thought Truth Telling Convinced The

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Keyword truth
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence We all thought he was saying the truth.
Correct Sentence We all thought he was telling the truth.
Cloze Error Sentence We all thought he was [[saying]] the truth.
Cloze Sentence We all thought he was [[telling]] the truth.
Cloze Answer telling
Choices saying | telling
Explanation

tell the truth (NOT say ): 'I'm still not convinced that he's telling the truth.'

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