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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

For you to get well?

Is the following sentence correct: "I have bought the medicine for you to get well", can I use it instead of "I have bought the medicine so that you get well"? Thank you.
  

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I don't think you can use that here as merely "buying a medicine" can't make people OK. It's their administration that makes people(or tries to, at least) OK. So, I'd say "I've bought the medicine so that you can get well(with?

— Karansardana

  • I don't think you can use that here as merely "buying a medicine" can't make people OK.
  • It's their administration that makes people(or tries to, at least) OK.
  • So, I'd say "I've bought the medicine so that you can get well(with?
  • )" here my buying the medicine makes it possible for you to get OK.
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I don't think you can use that here as merely "buying a medicine" can't make people OK. It's their administration that makes people(or tries to, at least) OK.

So, I'd say "I've bought the medicine so that you can get well(with? by taking the same?)" here my buying the medicine makes it possible for you to get OK.
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