Would you punish me for something I didn't do

一个10岁的学生问:“老师，你会因为我没有做过的事而处罚我吗?”

“punish sb. for sth. "是指“因为某事而处罚某人”for在此当介词, 有"因为、由于"的意思, 如: The teacher punished him for his absence. 老师因为他缺席而处罚他。若要表示以何种方式处罚, 可以用with代替for, 如: He drove¹ through the red light so the policeman punished him with a fine. 他闯了红灯, 所以警察对他进行罚款处理。