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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Preposition choice

Should it be 'to or for'?

I will make sure that every comment goes on this thread will be read 'to or for' his family.

I saw the sentence with 'for' but I think it should be 'to'. Am I correct?
  

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I will make sure that every comment goes on this thread will be read 'to or for ' his family. No, from the way the sentence was constructed, it should be "by". " To " is possible but with different meaning.

— Anonymous

  • I will make sure that every comment goes on this thread will be read 'to or for ' his family.
  • No, from the way the sentence was constructed, it should be "by".
  • " To " is possible but with different meaning.
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AnonymousShould it be 'to or for'?I will make sure that every comment goes on this thread will be read 'to or for' his family.
No, from the way the sentence was constructed, it should be "by". " To " is possible but with different meaning.
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Anonymous AnonymousShould it be 'to or for'?I will make sure that every comment goes on this thread will be read 'to or for' his family.No, from the way the sentence was constructed, it should be "by". " To " is possible but with different meaning.
Thanks for your help. I think 'by' conveys the idea that the family reads the comments themselves, but what I am
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Yes, you are correct. If that's case, "to" is what I would use.
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