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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

For or to

I got to work late.
I arrived late for work.

Don't be late to class.
Don't be late for class.
  

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Hi, Prepositions are hard to learn, and also hard to teach. They are often pretty idiomatic, and also dependent on context. Here are a few comments.

  • Hi, Prepositions are hard to learn, and also hard to teach.
  • They are often pretty idiomatic, and also dependent on context.
  • Here are a few comments.
  • I got to work late.
  • 'Work' here is treated as referring to a place, a destination.
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Hi,

Prepositions are hard to learn, and also hard to teach. They are often pretty idiomatic, and also dependent on context.

Here are a few comments.

I got to work late. 'Work' here is treated as referring to a place, a destination.

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