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Nelly Boichenco Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

"model of" or "model for"

Hi everyone!
Could you be so kind to explain me the difference between "model of" and "model for" ? I can't fell the difference. Help me please.
  

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Do you have any more context? I mean, I could give some examples:

"This is a model of the Eiffel Tower."
"He is a model of virtue."

"She works as a model for the agency."

Some rough idea of the kind of context you are asking about would be useful.
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Thank you.
Here is my sentence: It provides a simple model of the situation known as "stopped light".
Why I can't use " for " instead of "of" ?
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Why I can't use sentences below?
"This is a model for the Eiffel Tower."
"He is a model for virtue."
"She works as a model of the agency."
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Nelly BoichencoThis is a model for the Eiffel Tower.
~ This is a model we will use to show people how the Eiffel Tower will look when it is built.
("for" is used to show the purpose of the model. This can be best used before something is made.)
Nelly BoichencoThis is a model of the Eiffel Tower.
~ This is
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Nelly BoichencoThank you.Here is my sentence: It provides a simple model of the situation known as "stopped light".Why I can't use " for " instead of "of" ?
I don't exactly understand what you are referring to, but in cases like yours seems to be, "A is a model of B" means that A is a representation of B, while "A is a model for B" means that B is based on A.
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Thank you.
I get that such sentence needs some context.)

[The context
We obtained a solution of physical problem. As a result we get a set of formulas. Ours formulas are cool: they looks like anothether formulas that are describing an effect known as "stopped light". It means that our result could model (simulate/ imitate) an effect known as "stopped light". ]

It [result
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Nelly Boichenco... provides a simple model of the situation known as ...
... why I can't use "of " in my sentence ...
In my opinion, you can use "of" in that context. Or "for". I really don't think anybody is going to pause on that sentence thinking that something is wrong with it, no matter which of the two you use.

CJ
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CalifJimShe works as a model of the agency.You can have a model of the agency, but that would be a small version of the agency. People are not small versions of buildings, so this doesn't seem to make any sense.
People are not small versions of buildings, but they could be small versions of other people.(Am I right?)
Can I write the sentence below?
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Nelly Boichenco[The contextWe obtained a solution of physical problem. As a result we get a set of formulas. Ours formulas are cool: they looks like anothether formulas that are describing an effect known as "stopped light". It means that our result could model (simulate/ imitate) an effect known as "stopped light". ]
At the risk of labouring this, in your sen
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Nelly BoichencoCan I write the sentence below? Jim is a model of his father. (I want to say "Jim is like his father".)
No. Sorry.
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