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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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Called for into

The cook put the amount of salt called for into the soup and then some. (The Free Dictionary)

What does the phrase "called for into" exactly mean in the above sentence?
  

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Required/needed.

  • Required/needed.
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called for >>> required, needed

The cook put the amount of salt [ that was called for ] into the soup and then some
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Anonymouscalled for into
There is no constituent in the sentence like this. "into" goes with "soup" — into the soup.

CJ

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