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Navitasan Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
For us to enjoy
Which is correct:
1) He played that song for us to enjoy.
2) He played that song for us to enjoy it.
Gratefully,
Navi.
1) He played that song for us to enjoy.
2) He played that song for us to enjoy it.
Gratefully,
Navi.
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Dear Navitasan 1. is enough. "it" is unnecessary and could also be ambiguous because a reader might wonder if "it" referred back to a previous noun.
- Dear Navitasan 1.
- is enough.
- "it" is unnecessary and could also be ambiguous because a reader might wonder if "it" referred back to a previous noun.
- Think about this similar example : here is a book for you to read (it).
- If the speaker added "it", I would think - do they mean the book or something else that they mentioned earlier?
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Dear Navitasan
1. is enough. "it" is unnecessary and could also be ambiguous because a reader might wonder if "it" referred back to a previous noun.
Think about this similar example : here is a book for you to read (it).
If the speaker added "it", I would think - do they mean the book or something else that they mentioned earlier?
Kind regards,
Mich
1. is enough. "it" is unnecessary and could also be ambiguous because a reader might wonder if "it" referred back to a previous noun.
Think about this similar example : here is a book for you to read (it).
If the speaker added "it", I would think - do they mean the book or something else that they mentioned earlier?
Kind regards,
Mich
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