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Debpriya De Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Use of the word appeal
The beautiful valleys don't hold any appeal for/to me.
Which preposition should be used in the above sentence ?
Which preposition should be used in the above sentence ?
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Hi Debpriya De, I would only use "for" in this case. The word "to" would be appropriate if you removed the words "hold any" from the sentence and used "appeal" as a verb: - The beautiful valleys don't appeal to me.
- Hi Debpriya De, I would only use "for" in this case.
- The word "to" would be appropriate if you removed the words "hold any" from the sentence and used "appeal" as a verb: - The beautiful valleys don't appeal to me.
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Hi Debpriya De,
I would only use "for" in this case.
The word "to" would be appropriate if you removed the words "hold any" from the sentence and used "appeal" as a verb:
- The beautiful valleys don't appeal to me.
I would only use "for" in this case.
The word "to" would be appropriate if you removed the words "hold any" from the sentence and used "appeal" as a verb:
- The beautiful valleys don't appeal to me.
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