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Thanks, AlpheccaStars. But the original (from an English magazine) omits "being," so I wonder whether it's better to have "being" or not. Btw, are there any differences between "he would end up stuck ..." and "he would be stuck ...?"

The correct form is "being stuck".The reason is that the phrasal verb "end up" needs a noun for a direct object.. "being" is a gerund, which is used as a noun. Examples from the dictionary are:He thought he'd end up living in the city. He ended up marrying his...

Let's take this one step at a time:We listen to Fagin. --> This is a complete sentence (main clause); "listen to" is the phrasal verb, and Fagin is the object.But could Fagin be doing? talking, screaming, yelling, running, and so on. For example:Fagin's loud talking drove...

.There must be some way to alert non-native speakers that native teachers of English and trained ESLs generally know what they are talking about.Did you read this thread, Anon? Do we really have to waste our energies repeating ourselves over and over?Et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. Sometimes I...

Hi HbLaw, Goodman gave a good list. I like to add a few more from my own list of mistakes: A/an vs. the. For this one alone, there are at least 50 rules! Verbs that may be followed by infinitives or gerunds, in addition to phrasal verbs. ...

Hi, He has got up to protest the gangsters, but I think that is not good for us. They may harm us as well for the only reason we are their neighbours. I applied this meaning got up to = get up to sth phrasal verb UKto do something, often something that other people would disapprove of:e.g....

Cool Breeze wrote: Goodman wrote: "Participating on the board ..." is the correct prep. from where I stand. Hi Goodman I see. In other varieties of English participate takes in: par·tic·i·pate, v., -pat·ed, -pat·ing. –v.i.1. to take or have a part or share, as with others; partake;...

Hi,Look forward to needs an -ing verb regardless of it being a state verb or a verb of sensation. We know that these verbs are not usually used in continuous tenses but it doesn't mean that they can't be used as gerunds. The problem is that we generally think that gerund (like in 'I like...

except The museum is open daily except Monday(s).Preposition? YesThe government has few options except to keep interest rates high. Conjunction? No, preposition. except (as conjuction) = unless (to keep interest rates high is an option, not a sentence or part of it) The government has to keep...

except The museum is open daily except Monday(s).Preposition?The government has few options except to keep interest rates high. Conjunction?It's cool and quiet everywhere except in the kitchen. Preposition?Everyone was there except for Sally.PrepositionThere is nothing to indicate the building's...