Stenka25 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Worth being watched
The below is one of the questions for Korean SAT preparation sample test.
I get the answer right.
But it's just there is no problem with the other four selections that I could get the right answer.
Though I got the right answer I can't get the reason why the answer ? being watched is wrong.
I know watching is better and more usual expression than being watched but I can't get the reason.
Could you explain to me why?
? Once this initial period is over, the price for the same service increases to more than $60 per month. To add different movie channels you have to buy a package for $15 extra. These packages ? consist of nine to eleven channels. However, only two of the nine are usually worth ? being watched.
I get the answer right.
But it's just there is no problem with the other four selections that I could get the right answer.
Though I got the right answer I can't get the reason why the answer ? being watched is wrong.
I know watching is better and more usual expression than being watched but I can't get the reason.
Could you explain to me why?
? Once this initial period is over, the price for the same service increases to more than $60 per month. To add different movie channels you have to buy a package for $15 extra. These packages ? consist of nine to eleven channels. However, only two of the nine are usually worth ? being watched.
Top answer
I don't think there's any other reason than the fact that people just don't say so in contexts like this. The active gerund is normally used after worth: The book is worth reading. The trip was worth making.
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I don't think there's any other reason than the fact that people just don't say so in contexts like this. The active gerund is normally used after worth:
The book is worth reading.
The trip was worth making. (Or: The trip was worth while.)
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The book is worth reading.
The trip was worth making. (Or: The trip was worth while.)
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