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Anonymous Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

For the sake of

a. I read books for learning not for fun.

b. I read books for learning's sake not for fun.

c. I read books for the sake of learning not for fun.

Which of the above sentences are grammatically correct?
Which are natural and meaningful?

The idea is that I read books to learn things and not to have fun.

Many thanks.
  

Top answer

anonymous a. I read books for learning — not for fun. b.

  • anonymous a.
  • I read books for learning — not for fun.
  • b.
  • I read books for learning's sake — not for fun c.
  • I read books for the sake of learning — not for fun.
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anonymous a. I read books for learning — not for fun.

b. I read books for learning's sake — not for fun

c. I read books for the sake of learning — not for fun.

I've added a dash to make them grammatical.

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