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1. They are well behaved.
2. They are well behaving.
What is the difference and what's the possible context for each?
2. They are well behaving.
What is the difference and what's the possible context for each?
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Only the first (with a hyphen in well-behaved ) is natural. You could say They are behaving well for the second.
- Only the first (with a hyphen in well-behaved ) is natural.
- You could say They are behaving well for the second.
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Only the first (with a hyphen in well-behaved) is natural. You could say They are behaving well for the second.
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Thank you.
Then, can you explain further about how these two can be distinguished to mean possibly something different or to be picked out one over the other?
Then, can you explain further about how these two can be distinguished to mean possibly something different or to be picked out one over the other?
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