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Vincent Teo Posted 19 years ago
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0 (a) Chocolate flavoured ice cream is my favourite ice cream. 02 br
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00 My favourite food is ice cream. 02 br
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00 (b) She talked with her friend with the phone until half an hour. 02 br
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00 (c) He scolded Aini of her careless./ He scolded Aini because she was so careless. 02 br
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00 She was scolded (by her father) for her careless mistakes. 02 br
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00 She was scolded (by her father) about her careless / for being careless. 02 br
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00 (d) She promised she would be careful next time. 0-
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00 My favourite food is ice cream. 02 br
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00 (b) She talked with her friend with the phone until half an hour. 02 br
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00 (c) He scolded Aini of her careless./ He scolded Aini because she was so careless. 02 br
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00 She was scolded (by her father) for her careless mistakes. 02 br
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00 She was scolded (by her father) about her careless / for being careless. 02 br
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00 (d) She promised she would be careful next time. 0-
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/ He scolded Aini because she was so careless. 0-
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1 i 00 Correct or more natural: 02 br
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00 (a) 01 b 00 Chocolate ice cream is my favourite 02 b 00 . 02 br
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00 My favourite 01 b 00 dessert 02 b 00 is ice cream. 02 br
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00 (b) She talked with her friend 01 b 00 on 02 b 00 the phone 01 b 00 for 0
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00 (a) 01 b 00 Chocolate ice cream is my favourite 02 b 00 . 02 br
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00 My favourite 01 b 00 dessert 02 b 00 is ice cream. 02 br
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00 (b) She talked with her friend 01 b 00 on 02 b 00 the phone 01 b 00 for 0
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Shall I know, why do we use "for being careless"? What does it mean "for being"? how do I use it?
She was scolded (by her father) about her carelessness / for being careless.
She was scolded (by her father) about her carelessness / for being careless.
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Here, for is a preposition meaning in consideration of.
Scolded for being careless / late / dirty.
Praised for arriving early / finding his socks / becoming valedictorian.
Arrested for being drunk / beating his wife / stealing the Mercedes.
etc.
Scolded for being careless / late / dirty.
Praised for arriving early / finding his socks / becoming valedictorian.
Arrested for being drunk / beating his wife / stealing the Mercedes.
etc.
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Do you mean: after "for", we must put "verb + ing" ; but if after "for" is adjective, we use "being + adjective"?
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