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Khah Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Pay somebody for something
I'm a little confused by this construction.
Does the sentence ‘‘my friend paid me for my plane ticket’’ means the same thing as ‘‘my friend bought me a plane ticket for me’’?
The first sentece sounds to me as if my friend gave me the money to buy the plane ticket and the second one as if my friend bought it himself.
Does the sentence ‘‘my friend paid me for my plane ticket’’ means the same thing as ‘‘my friend bought me a plane ticket for me’’?
The first sentece sounds to me as if my friend gave me the money to buy the plane ticket and the second one as if my friend bought it himself.
Top answer
You have the wrong idea. My friend paid me for my plane ticket. This suggests that I had a plane ticket, and then I sold it to my friend .
- You have the wrong idea.
- My friend paid me for my plane ticket.
- This suggests that I had a plane ticket, and then I sold it to my friend .
- Compare this.
- My friend paid for my plane ticket.
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You have the wrong idea.
My friend paid me for my plane ticket. This suggests that I had a plane ticket, and then I sold it to my friend.
Compare this.
My friend paid for my plane ticket. He bought it for me.
My friend paid me for my plane ticket. This suggests that I had a plane ticket, and then I sold it to my friend.
Compare this.
My friend paid for my plane ticket. He bought it for me.
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khahthis constructionThe verb "pay" has a interesting grammar. There are a variety of ways of using "pay". When "for" occurs, it means "in exchange for".
to pay [ the bill / the rent ]
to pay (someone)
to pay [ $5 / $10 / the correct amount / ... ]
to pay for [ the meal / the ticket / ... ]
to pay [ $5 / $10 / the correct amou
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Another way of saying it could be like - My friend gifted me plane ticket.
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