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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
To get / make money
Can I say,
(a) The man sells newspapers for (some) money.
(b) He sells newspapers to earn (some) money.
(c) Recycle / Recycling newspapers can earn money.
(d) He sells newspapers to get (the) money.
(e) He recycled the newspapers and got the money.
(f) we could recycle newspapers to make money.
(a) The man sells newspapers for (some) money.
(b) He sells newspapers to earn (some) money.
(c) Recycle / Recycling newspapers can earn money.
(d) He sells newspapers to get (the) money.
(e) He recycled the newspapers and got the money.
(f) we could recycle newspapers to make money.
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(a) The man sells newspapers for (some) money. -- "sells" already means this, so you don't need to say it.
(b) He sells newspapers to earn (some) money. -- OK
(c)Recycle / Recycling newspapers can earn money. -- Feels clumsy to me. It sounds as if the newspapers are recycling themselves and earning money for themselves.
(d) He sells newspapers to
(b) He sells newspapers to earn (some) money. -- OK
(c)
(d) He sells newspapers to
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