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abdijabar sambul
1,063 PointsOutput
Looks like you forgot to use the %s
formatter
i will appreciate any help
// I've imported java.io.Console for you. It is stored in a variable called console for you.
String name =console.readLine("what is your name ");
String pastTenseVerb= console.readLine("pastTenseVerb");
String namePastTenseVerb= console.readLine("**%s**really** this coding exercuse,name,pastTenseVerb");
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Polina Yantsen
Courses Plus Student 9,170 PointsI think, that you should write
String namePastTenseVerb = console.readLine("%s really %s this coding exercuse", name, pastTenseVerb);