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Minhuoc Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

I wrote

Can I write like this:

I wrote for my mother a letter yesterday.

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At best, the word order is wrong, Minhuoc. If you wrote the letter to another person on behalf of your mother, then: I wrote a letter for my mother . If your mother is to receive the letter: I wrote a letter to my mother .

— Mister Micawber

  • At best, the word order is wrong, Minhuoc.
  • If you wrote the letter to another person on behalf of your mother, then: I wrote a letter for my mother .
  • If your mother is to receive the letter: I wrote a letter to my mother .
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At best, the word order is wrong, Minhuoc. If you wrote the letter to another person on behalf of your mother, then: I wrote a letter for my mother. If your mother is to receive the letter: I wrote a letter to my mother.
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