rewarded

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

"Why are you rewarding that bad behaviour?"

"I gave him a good grade for effort."

"I need to study my biology notes."

"The children hung colorful decorations on the Christmas tree. "

"He is a student of life."

"There is no give in his dogmatic religious beliefs."

"The company offered a generous recompense to the employee for the injury he sustained at work. "

"I say I did him a service by ending our relationship – now he can freely pursue his career."

"My parents meant for me to study hard in school. "

"The teacher gave a small reward to the student who completed all his homework. "

"The teacher praised Sarah's good behaviour in class. "