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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
Bare Infinitive
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under bare infinitive, the "to" is omitted.
he needn't take time off, but he needs to rest in the evenings and get a good night's sleep before he sets off on the new expedition.
my question is, can i use a preposition "for" instead of "and get"?
.....but he needs to rest in the evenings for a good night's sleep...
it's been a while since i've logged into the forum so i hope it's alright if i ask a grammar question.
thank you.
under bare infinitive, the "to" is omitted.
he needn't take time off, but he needs to rest in the evenings and get a good night's sleep before he sets off on the new expedition.
my question is, can i use a preposition "for" instead of "and get"?
.....but he needs to rest in the evenings for a good night's sleep...
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Not the same, because of the AND.
he needs BOTH:
rest in the evenings
AND
a good night's sleep
he needs BOTH:
rest in the evenings
AND
a good night's sleep
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oh i see. so in this case, the "for" cannot be served as a conjunction as well i suppose.
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Dan01oh i see. so in this case, the "for" cannot be served as a conjunction as well i suppose.cannot be utilized as a conjunction in this case.
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i see. pardon me, in the longman dictionary, it says that "for" is used to intro. a non-finite verb like "no need ~ you to worry". so, in this case, it contradicts the bare infinite clause, right?
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