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Navitasan Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
It is essential to/for
1-It is essential to him to go to the meeting.
2-It is essential for him to go to the meeting.
3-To him it is essential to go to the meeting.
4-For him it is essential to go to the meeting.
4-Going to the meeting is essential to him.
5-Going to the meeting is essential for him.
In which cases:
a-He considers that it is essential that he should go to the meeting
in which cases:
b-He considers that it is essential that certain people (defined by the context) should go to the meeting (maybe he is not among those people)
c-The speaker considers that it is essential that he should go to the meeting
Gratefully,
Navi.
2-It is essential for him to go to the meeting.
3-To him it is essential to go to the meeting.
4-For him it is essential to go to the meeting.
4-Going to the meeting is essential to him.
5-Going to the meeting is essential for him.
In which cases:
a-He considers that it is essential that he should go to the meeting
in which cases:
b-He considers that it is essential that certain people (defined by the context) should go to the meeting (maybe he is not among those people)
c-The speaker considers that it is essential that he should go to the meeting
Gratefully,
Navi.
Top answer
You've got to be more careful about your numbering system. The standard version is It is essential for him to go to the meeting. None of them with "to" sound exactly right to my ear.
- You've got to be more careful about your numbering system.
- The standard version is It is essential for him to go to the meeting.
- None of them with "to" sound exactly right to my ear.
- To a lesser extent, perhaps, the others don't sound right either.
- a - doesn't make sense to me.
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You've got to be more careful about your numbering system. 
The standard version is
It is essential for him to go
The standard version is
It is essential for him to go
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Thank you very much CalifJim and my apologies for creating confusion.
Wouldn't you say that:
The standard version:
SV: It is essential for him to go to the meeting.
Wouldn't you say that:
The standard version:
SV: It is essential for him to go to the meeting.
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navitasanWouldn't you say that:The standard version:SV: It is essential for him to go to the meeting.I would, and I did.
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Thank you very much CalJim.
For some reason my post has appeared in a truncated form!!
I was asking a question:
Wouldn't you say that:
The standard version:
SV: It is essential for Jeff to go to the meeting. (this time I have replaced 'he' with 'Jeff' to make things clearer!)
For some reason my post has appeared in a truncated form!!
I was asking a question:
Wouldn't you say that:
The standard version:
SV: It is essential for Jeff to go to the meeting. (this time I have replaced 'he' with 'Jeff' to make things clearer!)
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navitasanIt is essential for Jeff to go to the meeting.Yes. There is ambiguity. We can show it by diagramming the various meanings as follows:
a - It is essential for me | for Jeff to go ...
b - It is essential for Jeff | for Jeff to go ...
c - It is essential for Jeff | for people to go ...
navitasanI have strong do
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