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Pokh Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Prepositional Phrase

The public library allocated revenues it recieved from the recently passed tax initiative to the purchasing of more than 2000 books and 50 computers.


Guys,
Above sentences are from Kaplan...Do you think the first sentence is logical? I think to the purchasing of more than 2000 books and 50 computers. is a prepositional phrase (coz to is immediately followed by noun) and modifies tax initiative...thus this sounds as if the tax initiative intends to purchase the book.. For example: Consider a sentence below:

He read the book on the table -->on the table modifies book

Is my analysis correct ? .Please respond..

Thanks
  

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pokh Is my analysis correct ? No. The pattern is this: allocate X to Y.

— CalifJim

  • pokh Is my analysis correct ?
  • No.
  • The pattern is this: allocate X to Y.
  • allocated [ certain money ] to [ the purchasing of computers ] It's like donated [ money ] to [ the museum ] used [ money ] for [ buying books ] devoted [ time ] to [ studying English ] The preposition goes with the verb.
  • CJ
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pokhIs my analysis correct ?
No. The pattern is this:

allocate X to Y.
allocated [ certain money ] to [ the purchasing of computers ]

It's like

donated [ money ] to [ the museum ]
used [ money ] for [ buying books ]
devoted [ time ] to [ studying English ]

The preposition goes
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Thanks CJ.
However, Should not the sentence show the intention behind allocating fund.. If so don't we need to use infinitive verbs..Or is it an idiom?
How about allocated [ certain money ] to [ purchase computers ]
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