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Youssefdir Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

get punished or be punished?

Hello,
if a teacher is speaking to his student, what would he say: "Do you want to be punished?!" or "Do you want to get punished?!"
  

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" But the second is not incorrect; it is just not as natural.

  • " But the second is not incorrect; it is just not as natural.
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Most would say "Do you want to be punished?"
But the second is not incorrect; it is just not as natural.

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