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Jigneshbharati Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Like vs such as , for or without for
Sometimes drugs such as Thiamine and Sabdo-k are prescribed for short term.
Do I need "for" in the above context or can be left? Can I use "like" or "such" is the best option.
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Do I need "for" in the above context or can be left? Can I use "like" or "such" is the best option.
This is a made-up sentence.
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"for short term" is not correct. "are prescribed short-term" is correct (I would use a hyphen, but some people might not bother). "such as" is better in careful English (assuming that you mean, as I think you do, that Thiamine and Sabdo-k are examples).
- "for short term" is not correct.
- "are prescribed short-term" is correct (I would use a hyphen, but some people might not bother).
- "such as" is better in careful English (assuming that you mean, as I think you do, that Thiamine and Sabdo-k are examples).
- "like" would be common in everyday English.
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"for short term" is not correct. "are prescribed short-term" is correct (I would use a hyphen, but some people might not bother).
"such as" is better in careful English (assuming that you mean, as I think you do, that Thiamine and Sabdo-k are examples). "like" would be common in everyday English.
"such as" is better in careful English (assuming that you mean, as I think you do, that Thiamine and Sabdo-k are examples). "like" would be common in everyday English.
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Does not "for" indicate period of time ? So how do we know that preposition is not needed here?
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JigneshbharatiSo how do we know that preposition is not needed here?"for" is not wrong in itself, but "for short term" is wrong. I guess the minimum correction would be "for a/the short term", but in that context I like "for a short period of time" better if "for" is to be used.
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