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mulekuks: 3 months ago

Which one is correct
Pupils were congratulated for their exemplary behaviour.
Pupils were congratulated on their exemplary behaviour.

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SaxyOmega90125: 3 months ago | Last edited at 9:31AM on 2/9/2013

Both are correct, and are interchangeable in everyday conversation.
If you want to nitpick the connotation, 'congratulations on...' implies an occasion or the culmination of one's efforts, while 'congratulations for...' simply implies '... for this reason'. Don't worry if that didn't make much sense. As I said, the two are practically interchangeable.
'Congratulations on...' is certainly more common today.

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SissyMom: 3 months ago

I vote "for."

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davescat: 3 months ago

"Pupils were congratulated for their exemplary behavior" is the correct sentence. In this sentences, "for" is used to show why the pupils were congratulated.

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