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Vcolts Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

For

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My friend prefers one with a light colour for his summer pants.
My friend prefers a light colour for his summer clothing.

Q. Is this a correct usage of "for"?

Thanks in advance.
  

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Yes, the use of "for" is correct. In the first sentence, it is not immediately obvious what "one" might refer to. Some kind of accessory, such as a belt?

— GPY

  • Yes, the use of "for" is correct.
  • In the first sentence, it is not immediately obvious what "one" might refer to.
  • Some kind of accessory, such as a belt?
  • It seems to me that you are probably using "pants" in the (mostly) US sense of "trousers", yet "colour" is spelt the British way, so there may be an inconsistency there.
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Yes, the use of "for" is correct.

In the first sentence, it is not immediately obvious what "one" might refer to. Some kind of accessory, such as a belt?

It seems to me that you are probably using "pants" in the (mostly) US sense of "trousers", yet "colour" is spelt the British way, so there may be an inconsistency there.
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No, for both sentences, the person prefers a summer clothing with a light colour/a light coloured summer clothing.

Would they still be correct then?
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In the first sentence, "one" (the light-coloured thing) refers to some other unidentified item, not to the pants. The use of "for" implies that this other item is an accompaniment to the pants.
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Is the second sentence the norm when you want to say that someone prefers his/her clothing in a certain colour?
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vcoltsIs the second sentence the norm when you want to say that someone prefers his/her clothing in a certain colour?
Yes, it's fine.
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