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Vincent Teo Posted 12 years ago
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homeless man

Do I say,

He gave biscuits for the homeless man.
  

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He gave biscuits to the homeless man. ) He gave biscuits for the homeless man. )

  • He gave biscuits to the homeless man.
  • ) He gave biscuits for the homeless man.
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He gave biscuits to the homeless man. (He gave them directly to the homeless man.)
He gave biscuits for the homeless man. (Someone was collecting food to give to the homeless man, and he donated some biscuits to the collection.)

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