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Moon7296 Posted 11 years ago
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interpretation (for)
Most of the world does not have access to the eduction afforded to a small minority. For every Albert Einstein, Yo-Yo Ma, or Barack Obama who has the opportunity for education, there are uncountable others who never get the chance.
Q) I was wondering if "for" in the second sentence can be replaced with compared to(In comparison with) or in spite of.
Definition of for:
"6: in spite of —usually used with all <for all his large size, he moves gracefully>"
source: merriam-webster
Q) I was wondering if "for" in the second sentence can be replaced with compared to(In comparison with) or in spite of.
Definition of for:
"6: in spite of —usually used with all <for all his large size, he moves gracefully>"
source: merriam-webster
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moon7296 I was wondering if "for" in the second sentence can be replaced with compared to(In comparison with) Grammatically possible, but it does not say the same thing. moon7296 or in spite of. No, not at all.
- moon7296 I was wondering if "for" in the second sentence can be replaced with compared to(In comparison with) Grammatically possible, but it does not say the same thing.
- moon7296 or in spite of.
- No, not at all.
- moon7296 6: in spite of —usually used with all" That is a different meaning of 'for'.
- 8a —used as a function word to indicate equivalence in exchange <$10 for a hat>, equality in number or quantity <point for point>, or correspondence or correlation <for every one that works, you'll find five that don't>
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moon7296 I was wondering if "for" in the second sentence can be replaced with compared to(In comparison with)Grammatically possible, but it does not say the same thing.
moon7296or in spite of.No, not at all.
moon72966: in spite of —usually used with all"That is a different meaning of 'f
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