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Jawel Posted 8 years ago
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I offered a bribe to the police not to fire me

Hello everyone.

There is something I can not understand exactly.

"I offered a bribe to the police not to fine me."

Do you think that "not to fire me" is enough to mean "I offered a bribe to the police for him not to fine me."

Because normally we use "for" if we talk about something someone(someone except for subject) does.

Example,

I gave a flower to my wife to be happy.

What does it mean?

"I gave a flower to my wife and I did it to be happy."

or

"I gave a flower to my wife for her to be happy."

or both of them are possible?

  

Top answer

" Yes. Jawel I gave a flower to my wife to be happy. No.

— Mister Micawber

  • " Yes.
  • Jawel I gave a flower to my wife to be happy.
  • No.
  • We would not write that.
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Jawel"I offered a bribe to the police not to fine me."Do you think that "not to fire me" is enough to mean "I offered a bribe to the police for him not to fine me."

Yes.

JawelI gave a flower to my wife to be happy.

No. We would not write that.

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JawelI gave a flower to my wife to make her happy.
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