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Snappy Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
An order for/of
Are "for" and "of" interchangeable in the following cases?
We had two orders of pizza.
We placed an order for a new computer.
We had two orders of pizza.
We placed an order for a new computer.
Top answer
We had two orders of pizza. OK We had two orders for pizza. No, except perhaps in very unusual circumstances.
- We had two orders of pizza.
- OK We had two orders for pizza.
- No, except perhaps in very unusual circumstances.
- We placed an order for a new computer.
- OK We placed an order of a new computer.
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We had two orders of pizza. OK
We had two orders for pizza. No, except perhaps in very unusual circumstances.
We placed an order for a new computer. OK
We placed an order of a new computer. No
We had two orders for pizza. No, except perhaps in very unusual circumstances.
We placed an order for a new computer. OK
We placed an order of a new computer. No
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