0
Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

[For]

Does the 'for you' change a thing?

Your hands are too dirty for you to be touching the food.
Your hands are too dirty to be touching the food.

Does the 'for him' change a thing?
John called Sam to give him the code to the safe - John knows the code.
John called Sam for him to give the code to the safe - Sam knows the code.

Does the 'for me' change a thing?
When people call me from downstairs [for me] to open the building door, it never works.

Thanks
  

Top answer

Anonymous Does the 'for you' change a thing? No. Anonymous Does the 'for him' change a thing?

  • Anonymous Does the 'for you' change a thing?
  • No.
  • Anonymous Does the 'for him' change a thing?
  • Yes, as indicated.
  • Anonymous Does the 'for me' change a thing?
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

1 Answers
0
AnonymousDoes the 'for you' change a thing?
No.
AnonymousDoes the 'for him' change a thing?
Yes, as indicated.
AnonymousDoes the 'for me' change a thing?
Yes: it potentially changes the doorman.

Related Questions