What's the correct answer to this one?
*He has been _______________ for armed robbery.

a) blamed
b) accused
c) charged
d) arrested

My initial thought was arrested, but I don't think I've ever heard of "has been arrested" construction. To be "accused" requires preposition "of" so that only leaves "blamed" and "charged". I went with "charged" as it sounded more restrictive, although I would use both. What's the correct answer to this one?

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What's the correct answer to this one?
*He has been _______________ for armed robbery.

a) blamed
b) accused
c) charged
d) arrested

My initial thought was arrested, but I don't think I've ever heard of "has been arrested" construction. To be "accused" requires preposition "of" so that only leaves "blamed" and "charged". I went with "charged" as it sounded more restrictive, although I would use both. What's the correct answer to this one?

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The answer by DiemQuynh is incorrect. You are correct. The answer is arrested. Although blame makes sense grammatically, you don't blame someone for a crime, that doesn't make sense. Arrested for is the only one that makes sense. "has been arrested" is perfectly fine.

The others would have been:
accused of
charged with

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Thank you, I was not careful. I didn't focus on the meaning of the sentence but the grammar. I should be more careful next time :P

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I think the answer is a, blamed.

Blame somebody for something/doing something = accuse somebody of something/doing something

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