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plays the ball, not the man

plays the ball, not the man is the third-person singular simple present indicative of play the ball.

Questions about plays the ball, not the man

What is plays the ball, not the man the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Plays the ball, not the man is the third-person singular simple present indicative of play the ball.

Words near plays the ball, not the man in the dictionary

  1. plays stupid
  2. plays the angles
  3. plays the ball
  4. plays the ball and not the man
  5. plays the ball not the man
  6. plays the ball, not the man
  7. plays the board
  8. plays the cat and banjo with
  9. plays the clitar
  10. plays the deuce with
  11. plays the devil with

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