In a certain code, 'tan ri vok' means 'children play football', 'vok mel si' means 'children read books', 'ri ja pet' means 'football is fun' and 'pet si nu' means 'books are fun'. Which pair of codes stands for 'play football'?

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer C

Correct answer: C

'children' is in the first two sentences: 'vok'. 'football' is in the first and third: 'ri'.
The first sentence 'tan ri vok' then leaves 'tan' for 'play'.
So 'play football' is 'tan ri'.

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'vok ri' is 'children football' and 'ri pet' is 'football fun'. Fix each word separately before putting the pair together.

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