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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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I read a book for / by 20 pages

0 (A)"I read a book from page 1 to page 20."02br
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00 I would like to change this sentence using 'pages'.02br
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00 (B)"I read a book ( for / by ) 20 pages."02br
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00 Which is the correct preposition, 'for' or 'by'?02br
00 The sentence (A) and (B) both mean the same thing.0-
  

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0Neither of your B options are grammatically correct.02br
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00You can say 'I read 20 pages of a book'.0-
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0 Thank you for your response.02br
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00 "I read a book from page 1 to page 20."02br
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01cite10Anonymous12cite10Thank you for your response.12br
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10"I read a book from page 1 to page 20."12br
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10Is this sentence gramatically correct?12br
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10 01b01font00It is gramatically correct. I'm not sure how of
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0 01i00I've just read pages 1 to 20 from that book. 02br
00 I've been reading pages 1 to 20 from that book. 02br
00 Yesterday, I read pages 1 to 20 from that book. 02i0-
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0Hi guys,02br
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00I don't see anything wrong with something like02br
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01font00"I read a book 01font01b01i00for02i02b02font00 20 pages." ( 02font00The implication is that, after that, I stopped reading. )02br
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01cite10Clive12cite10I don't see anything wrong with something like 12br
11font10"I read a book 11font11b11i10for12i12b12font10 20 pages." ( 12font10The implication is that, after that, I stopped reading. )12
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0Hi Marius,02br
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00I don't understand. You don't think 20 is a specific number?02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0 Clive:02br
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00 I'm talking about indicating the starting and ending pages, that may or may not be relevant in the context. 0-
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0Hi - I'm a little late to this discussion, and while I agree that "I read for 20 pages" is grammatical, I don't find it natural. Nona's first response sounds the most natural.02br
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00If it's important, "I read the first 20 pages of this book."0-
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