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Phrasal verb "start off" vs. "begin off"



 
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Phrasal verb "start off" vs. "begin off" Thu Dec 02, 2004 5:24 am  Phrasal verb "start off" vs. "begin off"
 

Test No. incompl/elem-6 "Start/Begin", question 6

He ......... off at me again simply because I had forgotten to lock the back door after I came home.

(a) started
(b) began
(c) begun
(d) starts

Test No. incompl/elem-6 "Start/Begin", answer 6

He started off at me again simply because I had forgotten to lock the back door after I came home.

Correct answer: (a) started

Your answer was: correct
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Is ther any different between the two phrase "begin off" and "start off"?
Would you please explan it and please give me some example?

Thank you very much...
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Begin/start off Thu Dec 02, 2004 9:22 am  Begin/start off
 

The expression begin off does not exist.
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Begin/start off Wed Feb 15, 2006 12:21 pm  Begin/start off
 

Embarassed What does start off mean in this sentence?
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Start off at Wed Feb 15, 2006 13:00 pm  Start off at
 

Hi Evren,

This expression is start off at and means to complain to someone usually about what they have done or not done often in a loud voice.

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start vs. begen Sun Oct 12, 2008 15:34 pm  start vs. begen
 

He started off at me again simply because I had forgotten to lock the back door after I came home.
Correct answer: (a) started

Your answer was: incorrect, your sentence:
He starts off at me again simply because I had forgotten to lock the back door after I came home.
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i get the deference between start and begin, but why we didn't use started off because the sentence in the past tense.

I wont explanation please.
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Phrasal verb "start off" vs. "begin off" Sun Oct 12, 2008 22:33 pm  Phrasal verb "start off" vs. "begin off"
 

Hi,

Yes, 'started' is in the past tense as required by the rest of the sentence.

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Phrasal verb "start off" vs. "begin off" Tue Jan 06, 2009 10:37 am  Phrasal verb "start off" vs. "begin off"
 

Hi everyone,

Is this expression using in America too?
Does anybody answer me?

Thanks, in advance.
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