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Vincent Teo Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
fertilizer
Can I say,
(a) She gives the fertiliser to the plants to grow.
(b) She gives the fertiliser to help plants to grow (up).
(a) She gives the fertiliser to the plants to grow.
(b) She gives the fertiliser to help plants to grow (up).
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" "The" is optional - the sentence makes good sense with or without it.
- " "The" is optional - the sentence makes good sense with or without it.
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"She gives (the) fertilizer to the plants to help them grow."
"The" is optional - the sentence makes good sense with or without it.
"The" is optional - the sentence makes good sense with or without it.
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Can I say,
(a) She gives (the) fertilizer on the plants to let them grow.
(b)She gives (the) fertilizer on the plants for growing.
(a) She gives (the) fertilizer on the plants to let them grow.
(b)She gives (the) fertilizer on the plants for growing.
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Vincent TeoCan I say,No. The expression is 'give sth to sb" or "give sb sth". You must use 'to', not 'on'. I would use 'to make/help them grow', not 'let them grow' or 'for growing'.
(a) She gives (the) fertilizer on the plants to let them grow.
(b)She gives (the) fertilizer on the plants for growing.
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