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James do Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

"is home to" or "is home for"

Hi,

Suppose that I want to say that this forest is place where thousands of animals live in. Which one of following sentences is correct.

This forest is home to thousands of animals.

This forest is home for thousands of animals.

Are there any difference between two sentence above.

They really make me confused. Could you help me.

Thank you very much.
  

Top answer

Both sentences are OK, and they mean pretty much the same thing. To me, "to" feels slightly more impassive.

  • Both sentences are OK, and they mean pretty much the same thing.
  • To me, "to" feels slightly more impassive.
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Both sentences are OK, and they mean pretty much the same thing.

To me, "to" feels slightly more impassive.
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moreover;
this forest is place where thousands of animals live in.
you dont need to use "in" as far as i know. if it was That or Which then you can write...Am i right?
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Matthew.90
moreover;

this forest is place where thousands of animals live in.

you dont need to use "in" as far as i know. if it was That or Which then you can write...Am i right?


Yes, you're right. (There also needs to be an article before "place".)



"This forest is a place where thousands of anima

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