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Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

I have been home/at home ...

I have been ___ this year. I don't want to do it again. (A) family (B) house (C) home (D) at home

The answer is option C. Why is option D incorrect?
  

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It is an odd sentence, but D is wrong because it is a condition, not an activity (hence 'do' does not collocate with it). 'Be home' in the correct sentence means 'go to one's family home(town)'.

— Mister Micawber

  • It is an odd sentence, but D is wrong because it is a condition, not an activity (hence 'do' does not collocate with it).
  • 'Be home' in the correct sentence means 'go to one's family home(town)'.
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It is an odd sentence, but D is wrong because it is a condition, not an activity (hence 'do' does not collocate with it). 'Be home' in the correct sentence means 'go to one's family home(town)'.
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I cannot see the problem with being (or having been) 'at home'. Unless of course Mum is a bad cook (or a psychopath).
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D... i have been at home
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