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"caring for" vs "caring"



 
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"caring for" vs "caring" Wed Aug 15, 2007 8:49 am  "caring for" vs "caring"
 

She was caring for him as his own son.

She was caring him as his own son.

Which one of these sentences is correct?

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"caring for" vs "caring" Wed Aug 15, 2007 12:47 pm  "caring for" vs "caring"
 

The correct one is, "She was caring for him as her own son." The verb "care" usually needs some preposition.
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