To or for - sentence
"I'm looking for an electronic store to buy a socket-adapter"
Is this sentence above correct?
I really struggle with these infinitive-constructions, because here in Germany we use them all the time to express intention and in english it's often said with prepositions instead of "to".
Are there any rules to when I should use "to" or "for" or anything else?
like:
"I'm looking for an electronic store for buying a socket-adapter"
Thank you very much!
Top answer
Catull "I'm looking for an electronic store to buy a socket-adapter"Is this sentence above correct? You don't need the hyphen, but otherwise, it's just fine. Catull "I'm looking for an electronic store for buying a socket-adapter" No, don't do that.
- Catull "I'm looking for an electronic store to buy a socket-adapter"Is this sentence above correct?
- You don't need the hyphen, but otherwise, it's just fine.
- Catull "I'm looking for an electronic store for buying a socket-adapter" No, don't do that.
- Catull Are there any rules to when I should use "to" or "for" or anything else?
- I don't think that there's a page of neatly laid out rules, but one thing I can tell you is that learners try to use 'for + -ing' too often.
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Catull"I'm looking for an electronic store to buy a socket-adapter"Is this sentence above correct?
You don't need the hyphen, but otherwise, it's just fine.
Catull"I'm looking for an electronic store for buying a socket-adapter"
No, don't do that.
CatullAre there any rules to when I shou
0Catull"I'm looking for an electronic store to buy a socket-adapter"Is this sentence above correct?
Yes, it is very common to use the to-infinitive for purpose. Here is a good explanation.
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