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Tenacious Learner Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Question: for vs to.

Hi teachers,

Which is the correct option?

a) Give one synonym or explanation for the underlined word(s).

b) Give one synonym or explanation to the underlined word(s).

I guess is option 'a', but I'm not so sure.

Thanks in advance
  

Top answer

Exactly. "for" is the preposition mostly used in cases where the idea is that of "replacement", which is what a synonym is used for.

— Noctivagus

  • Exactly.
  • "for" is the preposition mostly used in cases where the idea is that of "replacement", which is what a synonym is used for.
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Exactly. "for" is the preposition mostly used in cases where the idea is that of "replacement", which is what a synonym is used for.
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I would say "... explanation of the ..."
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Hi Noctivagus,

Thank you for the reply and the tip. It's a very good one. Emotion: smile

TS
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