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Wrong Expression: Is 'She is Pregnant FOR him' wrong or correct ? by kingIfey(m): 6:16pm On Feb 14, 2019 |
She is pregnant for me ❌ My classmate is pregnant for her dad's driver❌ Why are those sentences wrong? Pregnant can go with a few prepositions, for example: pregnant for, pregnant by and pregnant with. Pregnant for: this goes with a period of time.e.g she was pregnant for three months before she began taking the drugs. Pregnant by : this is used with somebody, usually the person who got someone pregnant. She is pregnant by me ✔ My classmate is pregnant by her dad's driver✔ Finally , pregnant with is easy to understand. She is pregnant with a child.✔ Native speakers in Australia still say 'pregnant to someone'. When you are pregnant to someone , that person is responsible for it. People hardly use 'pregnant with a child' because once you say 'she is pregnant', you wouldn't expect any other thing other than a child. A human can't be pregnant with puppies �. You can say, 'when my mum was pregnant with me, she ate a lot of bat pepper soup' , maybe that's why I'm hairy� Alright, I hope you understood the post. Share this with someone. So you can ask Whom are you pregnant by?✔ Not Who are you pregnant for?❌ The class is done and dusted Www.kingifey.com I am your resident linguist and I love to see you prosper https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6g_Z69eeyk ##ComeToClassWithKingIfey 1 Like |
Re: Wrong Expression: Is 'She is Pregnant FOR him' wrong or correct ? by Nobody: 12:45am On Feb 15, 2019 |
kingIfey:Good job 2 Likes |
Re: Wrong Expression: Is 'She is Pregnant FOR him' wrong or correct ? by kingIfey(m): 7:04am On Feb 15, 2019 |
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