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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
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served to / for

0Can I say,02br
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00(a) The waitress served a delicious noodles for / to John. 02br
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00(b) The waitress served John a delicious noodles.0-
  

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0I think (b) would be best without "a": "The waitress served John delicious noodles." 0-
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0Annvan is right:02br
01i00The waitress served John01b00 (some)02b00 delicious noodles.02i02br
00If you really want to keep the 01b00a02b00, you need:02br
01i00served John 01b00a portion/bowl02b00 of delicious noodles 02i0-

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