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Rommel Posted 8 years ago
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I've correctly used 'for' in the sentence, haven't I?

I've correctly used 'for' in the sentence, haven't I? (Context: The outreach was intended for the grade schoolers.)

Mely and her friends conducted outreach for grade schoolers.

  

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You use of "for" is correct. Unrelated to the point of your question is my concern over the word "outreach," which sounds awkward to me in the sentence. It is a non-count noun that seems to sound as if it wants to be a count noun to me.

  • You use of "for" is correct.
  • Unrelated to the point of your question is my concern over the word "outreach," which sounds awkward to me in the sentence.
  • It is a non-count noun that seems to sound as if it wants to be a count noun to me.
  • I'm pulled toward "an outreach," but I've done some research on this, and the word is considered a non-count noun by others.
  • " But "outreach" without the article doesn't sound fluent to me.
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You use of "for" is correct.

Unrelated to the point of your question is my concern over the word "outreach," which sounds awkward to me in the sentence. It is a non-count noun that seems to sound as if it wants to be a count noun to me. I'm pulled toward "an outreach," but I've done some research on this, and the word is considered a non-count noun by others. Usually non-count nouns soun

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