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get punished or get punishment? Which is more natural in English-speaking countries?
I'm Chinese. Here's a sentence,"If any student cheats, he ore she will get ______(punish)". Use a proper form of "punish". The suggested answer is the first option, while several of my students want to choose the latter. Which phrase is used more often?
Feb 22, 2017 5:51 AM
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The correct answer is "punished." There's also a typo in that sentence: "ore" should be "or."
February 22, 2017
1
They are both correct. The message will be conveyed either way. But for a more natural sounding sentence, I would use, "If any student cheats he or she will get punished" Hope this helps!
Have a great day =)
February 22, 2017
Both are correct. "get punished" sounds better.
February 22, 2017
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