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Yoong Liat Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

Word substitutionn

Cheng Lee Meng, 62, was jailed for two months after trespassing into an SAF training area in Lim Chu Kang.
He lied to a warrant officer that he was there to conduct works, then changed his account
He had obtained the keysfor a gate at the training area from a pest controller.

1. Can "for" substitute for "after" in the first sentence?


2. Can "work" substitute" for "works" in the second sentence?



3. Can "to" substitute for "for" in the last sentence?

Thanks.
  

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Yoong Liat 1. Can "for" substitute for "after" in the first sentence? "For" is better.

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  • Yoong Liat 1.
  • Can "for" substitute for "after" in the first sentence?
  • "For" is better.
  • That "after" sounds like TV journalese.
  • Yoong Liat 2.
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Yoong Liat1. Can "for" substitute for "after" in the first sentence?

"For" is better. That "after" sounds like TV journalese.

Yoong Liat2. Can "work" substitute" for "works" in the second sentence?

"Work" is better in my US dialect. I don't know what it means to conduct works.

Yoong Liat
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Yoong Liat

1. Can "for" substitute for "after" in the first sentence?
Yes.

2. Can "work" substitute" for "works" in the second sentence?
Yes, and it should. "works" is wrong.

3. Can "to" substitute for "for" in the last sentence?
Yes.

CJ

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