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Vincent Teo Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

For / to sell

Can I say,

(a) She did bookmarks for sell.

(b) She is making books to sell.

(c) She is decorating the bookmarks because she wants to sell them in the gift shop.
  

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She has decorated bookmarks for sale and would like to sell then in the gift shop. and is understood that 'she' has some type of relationship with the bookshop. ' Your (b) example: She is making books to sell.

— Brightbilly

  • She has decorated bookmarks for sale and would like to sell then in the gift shop.
  • and is understood that 'she' has some type of relationship with the bookshop.
  • ' Your (b) example: She is making books to sell.
  • Here you are saying 'she' is making books to sell, it would be quite a challenge for any individual to complete this task.
  • She is decorating the bookmarks beacause she wants to sell them in the gift shop.
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She has decorated bookmarks for sale and would like to sell then in the gift shop. (This means 'she' is going to do the selling herself) ...and is understood that 'she' has some type of relationship with the bookshop.
This sentence stands for your (a) sentence: and should read; She has bookmarks for sale, and is telling us 'the bookmarks
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