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USF Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Would you please check these sentences:
I want to know which one is better and why?

"You don't need to dress up just for going to the pub - jeans and a T-shirt are fine."
"You don't need to dress up just to go to the pub - jeans and a T-shirt are fine."
  

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Only the second is natural.

  • Only the second is natural.
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9 Answers
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Only the second is natural.
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Thanks. Emotion: smile
So the structure of first one is correct too?
What if "for" is omitted and use gerund alone?
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So the structure of first one is correct too?-- No, I cannot say that it is; some theoretical grammatical structures are just not used.

What if "for" is omitted and use gerund alone?- That doesn't quite make grammatical sense either, though it could be a casual utterance, I suppose (note the comma): You don't need to dress up, just going to the pub.
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Thanks. Emotion: smile
But one problem! You are a experienced teacher. A lot of ESL students, including me, are mixing up usages of "to" and "
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youzou I preferred "to" in this case, but I don't know the reason
I suppose it has to do with your native language; other students do the same. Avoid the impulse.
youzouOne way is practice, but can you suggest any book or website to practice? Or a good lesson to understand the difference?
I've never seen a website practicing
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Thanks. Emotion: smile
Could you please check these two, too?

I am experienced enough to carry out the project.
I am exper
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Please check my understandings:

I guess when we are talking about an individual purpose of an action or event we use "to", and when we are talking about purpose of a thing or an object we should use "for + gerund".

The knife is for cutting. OK
The knife is to cut. X

They are professionals for looking after babies. (I think it is OK
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I am experienced enough to carry out the project.-- Yes.
I am experienced enough for carrying out the project.-- No.

I guess when we are talking about an individual purpose of an action or event we use "to", and when we are talking about purpose of a thing or an object we should use "for + gerund".- Sorry, but that does not spring to mind. You co
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Well, I am disappointed.Emotion: sad

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