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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

For sunny skies and cool temperatures

THe marathon will begin at 10:00 AM in front of City Hall. The forecast is for sunny skies and cool temperatures, perfect conditions for the race.

Hi,
Does the first "for" in the above mean "supporting for" and the second "for," "as for?" Thanks.
  

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Hi, The marathon will begin at 10:00 AM in front of City Hall. The forecast is for sunny skies and cool temperatures, perfect conditions for the race. " Ah, prepositions.

  • Hi, The marathon will begin at 10:00 AM in front of City Hall.
  • The forecast is for sunny skies and cool temperatures, perfect conditions for the race.
  • " Ah, prepositions.
  • Hard to learn, hard for native speakers to explain.
  • As I'm sure you know, the dictionary has lots of definitions for words like 'for'.
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Hi,
The marathon will begin at 10:00 AM in front of City Hall. The forecast is for sunny skies and cool temperatures, perfect conditions for the race.

Does the first "for" in the above mean "supporting for" and the second "for," "as for?"
Ah, prepositions.

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