The importance of “for” or “to” while a question is getting asked.
Hi everyone. Sometimes i see some questions which make me confused what they focus on and at those times i don’t find grammar very correct, which is used in those questions, although i can understand what they mean.
For example;
Where do you want to buy something to eat?
I think that “to eat” in this sentence is not sensible. Because positive form of the question is “I want to buy something in a restaurant to eat”. But It can also be “I want to buy something to eat in a restaurant.” Which one does the question mean?
So, I think that i can use “for” instead of “to” to remove that complexity of meaning.
If it was “Where do you want to buy something for eating?”, It would be more correct and be with a more clear meaning.
What do you think? Thank you..
Top answer
Jawel Where do you want to buy something to eat? The first thing I think of is a supermarket. We buy things to eat at markets and grocery stores.
- Jawel Where do you want to buy something to eat?
- The first thing I think of is a supermarket.
- We buy things to eat at markets and grocery stores.
- I did not even think of a restaurant.
- That would be Where do you want to eat?
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JawelWhere do you want to buy something to eat?
The first thing I think of is a supermarket. We buy things to eat at markets and grocery stores. I did not even think of a restaurant. That would be Where do you want to eat? though you'll also hear Where do you want to get something to eat?
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