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Lucas21c Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

'wait' vs'wait for'

Are both of the sentences in each pair right?

1A. She was waiting her son at the bus stop.
1B. She was waiting for her son at the bus stop.

2A. He waited his chance and slipped out when no one was looking.
2B. He waited for his chance and slipped out when no one was looking.

3A. She'd wait her husband to apologize.
3B. She'd wait for her husband to apologize.

  

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lucas21c Are both of the sentences in each pair right? No; only with 'for' except 2A, which I believe is a fixed phrase: to wait one's chance.

— Mister Micawber

  • lucas21c Are both of the sentences in each pair right?
  • No; only with 'for' except 2A, which I believe is a fixed phrase: to wait one's chance.
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lucas21cAre both of the sentences in each pair right?
No; only with 'for' except 2A, which I believe is a fixed phrase: to wait one's chance.
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Then, are both of (A) and (B) also right in the following sentence?

The fish under the ice are [ (A) wating / (B) waiting for ] spring.
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lucas21cThen, are both of (A) and (B) also right in the following sentence?
No, but these are:

The fish under the ice are [ (A) awaiting / (B) waiting for ] spring.

The verb 'await' = 'wait for'.
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If #1A and #3A are right, could you tell me why "The fish under the ice are waiting spring" is not acceptable?
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lucas21cIf #1A and #3A are right
They are not right. Please re-read my first post.
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I think I understood your first post wrong. Then, you mean #1B, #2A, and #3B are okay, right?
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Which one is preferred between #2A and #2B?
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