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Jadel Posted 10 years ago
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"Thank your mate for something they do routinely and wouldn't expect to be complimented for."
Does "for" refer to "they"? Or "something"
Does "for" refer to "they"? Or "something"
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" Your mate wouldn't expect to be complimented for something they (he/she) do routinely.
- " Your mate wouldn't expect to be complimented for something they (he/she) do routinely.
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"They" wouldn't be an object of a preposition in the first place, but for other reasons, I would say that "something" is the object of "for."
Your mate wouldn't expect to be complimented for something they (he/she) do routinely.
Your mate wouldn't expect to be complimented for something they (he/she) do routinely.
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I'm wondering why they said "...wouldn't expect..."
Why didn't they say "...will not expect..."?
Why didn't they say "...will not expect..."?
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