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Maz2 Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

preposition usage

Which is correct? This is a key element in becoming, to becoming, or for becoming.
  

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Welcome to English Forums! In most cases, I'd use ... , but any of these might be good.

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  • In most cases, I'd use ...
  • , but any of these might be good.
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  • Sometimes the full context influences the choice of preposition.
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Welcome to English Forums!

In most cases, I'd use ... element in becoming ..., but any of these might be good. Can you finish the sentence? Sometimes the full context influences the choice of preposition.

CJ
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... community involvement in an environmental project is a key element in/to/for becoming a sustainable society.
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in or for

At Yahoo:

503 for "key element in becoming" think element necessary in the mixture/mix
10 for "key element for becoming" think element necessary for the success of

Depends on what you want to emphasize.

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0What do you mean "at Yahoo" and what do the numbers 503 and 10 refer to? (this is my first posting so I'm not familiar with all the references)0-
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0 Yahoo is one of the big search machines on the Web:02br
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05002br
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00 You type the phrase (use the quotation marks, as I mentioned), in the Web Search form, say: 02br
01b00"key element in becoming"02b02br
00 click on the button, and you will have the hits, the pages on which the phrase is found. 02br
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