Hi. Please help. Let's say we're going to write a crude definition of the word "pencil". I think we can say it is a thing and it is used by people to write. Could we write these as definitions? Do we need the word "with" after "write"?
1. It is a thing used by people to write (with?). 2. It is a thing used by people for writing (with?).
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1. It is an instrument used to write with. 2.
— Mister Micawber
1.
It is an instrument used to write with.
2.
It is an instrument used for writing.
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