How about coming up with hard questions for a child to answer?

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Hello everyone.I saw the sentence "How about coming up with hard questions for a child to answer" and I know it is a correct usage.It is the same as "How about coming up with questions which are hard for a child to answer."The question is if we just used "for a child" instead of "for a child to answer" like"How about coming up with hard questions for a child"(???)would it be still correct and natural English and the same as "How about coming up with questions which are hard for a child"?My answer at that point is "No". It seems to be OK but I think the preposition "for" can't refer to an adjective before a noun just as "to". "To" can do that. "A hard pill to swallow" = A pill which is hard to swallow.However, "A hard pill for swallowing" is incorrect.With the same logic, I think that the sentence with (???) is not good for natural English.Do you agree with me?

Englishmaven · Accepted Answer

Prepositions do not refer to adjectives, so I am quite confused by your question. After a preposition, if it is functioning as a preposition (as opposed to being a particle in a verbal phrase: to grow up), there is a noun or noun phrase (a pronoun). The preposition relates to the noun or pronoun, not to the adjectives that describe the noun or pronoun:

for the new teacher

for the p

for the new teacher

for the people

for everyone

for him

The choices you offer for consideration are correct and natural. I don't understand your question, though.

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