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Lcchang Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

for that to happen

0What does "for that to happen" mean? Is it similar to "for that matter"? Could you make a sample sentence for me? Thanks.0-
  

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02br 02br 01i 00I'd like to win the lottery. 02i 02br 02br 01i 00I'd like a get my story published. 02i 02br 02br 00It can also be used to mean basicaly the same as "that taking place"02br 02br 01i 00Anne may win the election for class president.

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  • 02br 02br 01i 00I'd like to win the lottery.
  • 02i 02br 02br 01i 00I'd like a get my story published.
  • 02i 02br 02br 00It can also be used to mean basicaly the same as "that taking place"02br 02br 01i 00Anne may win the election for class president.
  • For that to happen would be a huge victory for the girls, who feel that no one listens to them.
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0To cause "that" to come about.02br
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01i00I'd like to win the lottery. For that to happen, I'd have to buy a ticket.02i02br
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01i00I'd like a get my story published. For that to happen, I will have to actually send it to a publisher.02i02br
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00It can also be used to mean basicaly the same as "tha
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01cite10Lcchang12cite10"for that to happen"12blockquote
10 It's an ordinary 01i00for ... to ...02i00 clause. 01i00for that to happen02i00 comes from 01i00that (should) happen02i00. Of course, it's vague; we don't know what 01i00that02
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