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Hanuman_2000 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

For a change

Sir,


For a change, he was quiet.


What is meaning of above sentence. And, what is function of "for a change", I mean "for a change" is as preposition prase or else.


thanks.
  

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"for a change" is a prepositional phrase, yes. The sentence is saying that he was not usually quiet, but on that occasion (for a change = as a change from what is usual) he was quiet. We always eat chicken for dinner.

— CalifJim

  • "for a change" is a prepositional phrase, yes.
  • The sentence is saying that he was not usually quiet, but on that occasion (for a change = as a change from what is usual) he was quiet.
  • We always eat chicken for dinner.
  • Tonight, let's have fish for a change.
  • Our little son was very shy and didn't talk much.
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"for a change" is a prepositional phrase, yes.

The sentence is saying that he was not usually quiet, but on that occasion (for a change = as a change from what is usual) he was quiet.

We always eat chicken for dinner. Tonight, let's have fish for a change.
Our little son was very shy and didn't talk much. But when we took him to the zoo one day, he began to talk without
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