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Viceidol Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

The boy deserves being praised/praisng/to be praised.

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00The boy deserves 01b01font00to be praised02font02b00.02br
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00The boy deserves01b00 01font00praisng02font02b00.02br
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00My grammar book says the first sentence is incorrect. Is that really true? Why?02br
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00Thank you for your answer!!0-
  

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1b 00302b 00 on 01b 00"deserves being praised" [so your grammar book is basically right; not idiomatic 02b 02br 01b 0062102b 00 on 01b 00"deserves to be praised"02b 02br 02br 0500240

— Marius Hancu

  • 1b 00302b 00 on 01b 00"deserves being praised" [so your grammar book is basically right; not idiomatic 02b 02br 01b 0062102b 00 on 01b 00"deserves to be praised"02b 02br 02br 0500240
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1b00302b00 on 01b00"deserves being praised" [so your grammar book is basically right; not idiomatic 02b02br
01b0062102b00 on 01b00"deserves to be praised"02b02br
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