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Reegis Posted 9 years ago
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The class were so badly behaved/behaving that the teacher shouted at them.
Hello.
Are both sentences below correct?
1) The class were so badly behaved that the teacher shouted at them.
2a) The class were so badly behaving that the teacher shouted at them.
My understanding is that 'badly behaved' is an adjective, while 'badly behaving' is the combination of an adverb + a verb, so I would hazard that both are OK and mean the same.
Perhaps one thing that I would change is the sequence of words:
2b) The class were behaving so badly that the teacher shouted at them.
Is it better?
Are both sentences below correct?
1) The class were so badly behaved that the teacher shouted at them.
2a) The class were so badly behaving that the teacher shouted at them.
My understanding is that 'badly behaved' is an adjective, while 'badly behaving' is the combination of an adverb + a verb, so I would hazard that both are OK and mean the same.
Perhaps one thing that I would change is the sequence of words:
2b) The class were behaving so badly that the teacher shouted at them.
Is it better?
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Reegis 1) The class were so badly behaved that the teacher shouted at them. Fine. Reegis 2a) The class were so badly behaving that the teacher shouted at them.
- Reegis 1) The class were so badly behaved that the teacher shouted at them.
- Fine.
- Reegis 2a) The class were so badly behaving that the teacher shouted at them.
- Not fine.
- Reegis 2b) The class were behaving so badly that the teacher shouted at them.
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Reegis1) The class were so badly behaved that the teacher shouted at them.Fine.
Reegis2a) The class were so badly behaving that the teacher shouted at them.Not fine.
Reegis2b) The class were behaving so badly that the teacher shouted at them.Fine.
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