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Buriburi Posted 14 years ago
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A father whipped his son for lying
Hello.
I'd like to see if my phrasing makes sense.
I'm going to present a main sentence, for which I'm going to use different prepositions to understand their usages.
A father whipped his son for lying.
1. A father whipped his son out of anger at/over his lie.
2. A father whipped his son over his lying.
3. A father whipped his son on his(=father's) mood.
Could you indicate correct/wrong and suggest the solution please?
Thanks!
I'd like to see if my phrasing makes sense.
I'm going to present a main sentence, for which I'm going to use different prepositions to understand their usages.
A father whipped his son for lying.
1. A father whipped his son out of anger at/over his lie.
2. A father whipped his son over his lying.
3. A father whipped his son on his(=father's) mood.
Could you indicate correct/wrong and suggest the solution please?
Thanks!
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buriburi 1. 2. A father whipped his son over his lying.
- buriburi 1.
- 2.
- A father whipped his son over his lying.
- 3.
- A father whipped his son on his(=father's) mood.
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buriburi1. A father whipped his son out of anger at/over his lie.2. A father whipped his son over his lying. 3. A father whipped his son on his(=father's) mood.A father whipped his son
1. A father whipped his son because of his lie./ he lied
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Hi dimsumexpress! Thanks for the comment!
Regarding the sentence no.1, I wanted to convey sort of the same idea as in "He did something out of love, hate, etc."
So, is 'out of' not applicable to the above sentence the same way? I suppose so seeing your correction.
Regarding the sentence no.1, I wanted to convey sort of the same idea as in "He did something out of love, hate, etc."
So, is 'out of' not applicable to the above sentence the same way? I suppose so seeing your correction.
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