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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Use it to V / for verb-ing

I am going to use this money to buy a computer VS. I am going to use this money for buying a computer. I think that the sentences do not make sense but my question is whether "use something to V" can be the same with "use something for verb-ing" or not. Thanks all the time.
  

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The sentences certainly make sense to me. The first one is the natural, common one. The second one is grammatically possible but we do not use it with the '-ing' verb form, even though we can easily say 'Use this money for a computer' or 'use this money for the purchase of a computer'.

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  • The sentences certainly make sense to me.
  • The first one is the natural, common one.
  • The second one is grammatically possible but we do not use it with the '-ing' verb form, even though we can easily say 'Use this money for a computer' or 'use this money for the purchase of a computer'.
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The sentences certainly make sense to me. The first one is the natural, common one. The second one is grammatically possible but we do not use it with the '-ing' verb form, even though we can easily say 'Use this money for a computer' or 'use this money for the purchase of a computer'.
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