學測詞彙 拼字練習

John has been scolded by his boss for over ten minutes now. Apparently, she is not happy about his being late again.
這句子語法有誤，因為 "for over ten minutes now" 最後的那個 now 字，不能用 "has been scolded"。正確寫法應該是：
John’s boss has been scolding him for over ten minutes now. Apparently, she is not happy about his being late again.
表時間副詞 "for over ten minutes now" 要用現在完成進行式。
若去掉 now，也可以用過去簡單式：John was scolded by his boss for over ten minutes.

"his being late" 的 being 是動名詞，動名詞前面時常可以看到所有格的人稱代名詞 (my, your, his, her,their...)。