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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

brought to /for

Can I write:

Susan's friends brought flowers to / for her.
  

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The preposition to shows direction. F or shows the person who benefits from the action. Thus, if you say Susan's friends brought flowers to her , it shows where they went; if you say Susan's friends brought flowers for her , it shows that she received the flowers as a gift.

— Richard_s

  • The preposition to shows direction.
  • F or shows the person who benefits from the action.
  • Thus, if you say Susan's friends brought flowers to her , it shows where they went; if you say Susan's friends brought flowers for her , it shows that she received the flowers as a gift.
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The preposition to shows direction. For shows the person who benefits from the action.  Thus, if you say Susan's friends brought flowers to her, it shows where they went; if you say Susan's friends brought flowers for her, it shows that she received the flowers as a gift.
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That means:

Only "for " is accepted? "to" is incorrect.
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