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Dunjohn · 2010-12-15 10:41:00

"He felt like he was being ganged up on." "He felt like he was being ganged upon." "He felt like he was being ganged up upon." Ah, phrasal verbs. Which one of those sentences would be correct?

15-12-2010 10:41am

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"He felt like he was being ganged up on."
"He felt like he was being ganged upon."
"He felt like he was being ganged up upon."

Ah, phrasal verbs. Which one of those sentences would be correct?

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#2 15-12-2010 4:30pm

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First one.

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#3 15-12-2010 5:28pm

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He felt as though up on he was being ganged

First one is fine.

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#4 15-12-2010 7:24pm

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He felt he was being ganged-up on.

Needs a little tethering I feel;)

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#5 15-12-2010 11:24pm

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FlutterinBantam wrote: »

He felt he was being ganged-up on.

He was probably paranoid about putting prepositions at the end of sentences!

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