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jays
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 Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 7:11 am Post subject: His effort is worth. |
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| I think that "His effort is worth it" is natural. But, Can I just say "His effort is worth" in order to mean "His effort is worth doing" ? |
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CP
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| Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 7:18 am Post subject: |
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No. Something always has to be worth something, even if it's only "worth it."
Some ESL learners use "worth" the same as "deserve," but that's incorrect. "Worth" always needs a form of to be.
OK: "His effort deserves a medal."
Not OK: "His effort worths a medal."
OK: "His effort is worth a medal."
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