careful about

English grammar questions, answered by Alan

Moderator: Alan

Locked
navit
Rising Star
Rising Star
Posts: 136
Joined: Fri Jan 14, 2022 11:57 pm
Status: Learner of English
Location: United States of America

careful about

Post by navit »

Which are correct:

1) You have to be careful about cheating. Some of your students might cheat.

2) They have to be careful about stealing. Some of their costumers might steal books from their bookstore.
3) They have to be careful about stealing books. Some of their costumers might do it.

In these sentences the subject of the first sentence is not the one cheating/stealing.

Gratefully,
Navi
User avatar
Alan
Teacher/Moderator
Teacher/Moderator
Posts: 15268
Joined: Mon Dec 29, 2003 7:56 pm
Status: Teacher of English
Location: Japan

Re: careful about

Post by Alan »

All are grammatical.

In (3), however, 'they' are the implied agents of the theft.
Locked