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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
For cooking / to cook
Hello, great teachers there. I have a question about usage of "for" and "to". I have brought a sentence,
"I use it when I have to grind something for cooking"
However, I think that instead of "for cooking" I also could use "to cook" in the sentence without meaning difference.
Or is there a meaning difference between them? Thank you in advance. I am really happy to know this website and you people here.
"I use it when I have to grind something for cooking"
However, I think that instead of "for cooking" I also could use "to cook" in the sentence without meaning difference.
Or is there a meaning difference between them? Thank you in advance. I am really happy to know this website and you people here.
Top answer
Usually these two forms are synonymous (while the infinitive form is usually the native choice). g. an herb for cooking a meat dish.
- Usually these two forms are synonymous (while the infinitive form is usually the native choice).
- g.
- an herb for cooking a meat dish.
- In other words, it sounds to me a bit like the speaker is grinding something in order to cook generally or to cook something else.
- I use it when I have to grind something to cook -- Probably grind the meat itself.
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Usually these two forms are synonymous (while the infinitive form is usually the native choice). However, sometimes they produce differences:
I use it when I have to grind something for cooking.-- Probably grind e.g. an herb for cooking a meat dish. In other words, it sounds to me a bit like the speaker is grinding something in order to cook generally or to cook something else.
I use it when I have to grind something for cooking.-- Probably grind e.g. an herb for cooking a meat dish. In other words, it sounds to me a bit like the speaker is grinding something in order to cook generally or to cook something else.
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