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Ljswave Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
What's the difference between #1 and #2?
#1. She came home for dinner.
#2. She came home to dinner.
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I read about the difference of nuancee of them in a grammer book on Preposition written by my native language.
But I can't totally make sense what it means.
so I'd like to know the fact about the difference between to and for by the English Native speaker.
Thanks for reading.
#2. She came home to dinner.
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I read about the difference of nuancee of them in a grammer book on Preposition written by my native language.
But I can't totally make sense what it means.
so I'd like to know the fact about the difference between to and for by the English Native speaker.
Thanks for reading.
Top answer
#1. She came home for dinner. The reason she came home was to eat dinner.
- #1.
- She came home for dinner.
- The reason she came home was to eat dinner.
- #2 .
- She came home to dinner Sounds a bit like dinner was waiting for her when she arrived.
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#1. She came home for dinner. The reason she came home was to eat dinner.
#2. She came home to dinner Sounds a bit like dinner was waiting for her when she arrived. eg Maybe her husband cooked it.
#1 is the more common phrase.
#2. She came home to dinner Sounds a bit like dinner was waiting for her when she arrived. eg Maybe her husband cooked it.
#1 is the more common phrase.
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ljswave#1. She came home for dinner.#2. She came home to dinner.for indicates purpose. Think "Why?"
to indicates destination. Think "Where?"
CJ
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