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Teo  +  590203 Fri, 21 Nov 08 07:08 AM

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?
Teo
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Thank you very much for your reply.
Mister Micawber  +  590295 Fri, 21 Nov 08 01:29 PM
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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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Anonymous, 352 days ago
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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