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Lcchang Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

TOEIC/ prepositions

The company management (A) has decided to purchase tickets (B) to the annual Christmas performance (C) of the Nutcracker Suite for (D) all interested staff member.

Few questions to ask, please.

  1. Answer (D) is wrong according to the answer key, so I would correct it to any. Is that correct?

  2. Besides (D), I would also like to know if it is ok to change (B) to for, and (C) to at. Please advise.
LCChang
  

Top answer

Hi LCChang, I would change "all" to "any" as well, given those choices. ") I think you can buy tickets FOR or TO a performance - either is fine. However, you can't substitute AT at C.

— BarbaraPA

  • Hi LCChang, I would change "all" to "any" as well, given those choices.
  • ") I think you can buy tickets FOR or TO a performance - either is fine.
  • However, you can't substitute AT at C.
  • "At" would refer to the venue.
  • I got tickets to/for the show at Radio City Music Hall.
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Hi LCChang,

I would change "all" to "any" as well, given those choices. (I would actuallly have written "all interested staff members.")

I think you can buy tickets FOR or TO a performance - either is fine. However, you can't substitute AT at C. "At" would refer to the venue. I got tickets to/for the show at Radio City Music Hall.
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Grammar GeekHi LCChang,

I would change "all" to "any" as well, given those choices. (I would actually have written "all interested staff members.")

I think you can buy tickets FOR or TO a performance - either is fine. However, you can't substitute AT at C. "At" would refer to the venue. I got tickets to/for the show at Radio City Music Hall.

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It's a ballet, set during Christmas, and is traditionally performed during the holiday season. For many ballet companies, it's the show that makes them most of their money for the year. As a child, I saw it performed in New York City, and it set a very high standard. The music is by Tchaikovsky, and it's WONDERFUL! I'm also a big fan of the Disney movie Fantasia, which used a lot of its mu
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