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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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This year's sales figures are double those [of/for] last year's

0This year's sales figures are double those [of/for] last year's02br
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00I believe, both prepositions, though different in meaning in most contexts, carry the same meaning in this sentence, am I right?02br
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02br 00Not quite. Here are your choices:02br 02br 01i 00This year's sales figures are double01b 00 those02b 00 01b 00of/for last year02b 02br 00This year's sales figures are double 01b 00last year's02b 02i 0-

  • 02br 00Not quite.
  • Here are your choices:02br 02br 01i 00This year's sales figures are double01b 00 those02b 00 01b 00of/for last year02b 02br 00This year's sales figures are double 01b 00last year's02b 02i 0-
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0 .02br
00Not quite. Here are your choices:02br
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01i00This year's sales figures are double01b00 those02b00 01b00of/for last year02b02br
00This year's sales figures are double 01b00last year's02b02i
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0MM, could you please point out the differences between the two prepositions, specifically in this context?0-

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