07-Nov-2007, 05:23
|
| Senior Member | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Country: Canada
Posts: 1,157
Current Location: Alberta First Language: English Thanks: 0
Thanked 12 Times in 12 Posts
| |
 Re: be true for, be true of
Quote:
Originally Posted by joham  MacMillan English Dictionary, true:
1. The students are excited and the same holds/ is true for the teachers.
2. It rains a lot in the northwest, and that seems especially true of Cumbria.
Dear sir, would you tell me what the difference is between be true for and be true of? The following is my understanding of the two expressions, am I right?
In sentence 1, the students don't include the teachers, so we use be true for;
In sentence 2, the northwest includes Cumbria, so we use be true of. | I like your explanation too |