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Andyw12345 Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

to vs. for

Hi people,

Which, if any of the following two sentences make sense:

unlikely to be a valuable decison-making tool to manufacturers

unlikely to be a valuable decison-making tool for manufacturers

Thanks!
  

Top answer

Neither is a sentence. The first one is odd.

  • Neither is a sentence.
  • The first one is odd.
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Neither is a sentence. The first one is odd.
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Sorry, I guess sentence was the wrong term to use. These phrases form part of a sentence, which is detailed below:

From a positioning perspective then, the 4 P’s are most certainly a valuable decision-making tool for manufacturers operating in the industry.

Does the use of for make sense here?
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hi,

I think that for is the right word.
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Andyw12345
Hi people,

Which, if any of the following two sentences make sense:

unlikely to be a valuable decison-making tool to manufacturers(to use.)

Now which one sounds correct.

unlikely to be a valuable decison-making tool for manufacturers(
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Thanks for your advise people, I will use for as I though this made more sense!
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0for is used for "purpose"0-

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