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    Default Re: 7. to guide and instruct them?

    Quote Originally Posted by Jaskin View Post
    hi,
    Please note I'm not a teacher nor a native speaker.
    Now having them two sentences is't much clearer what it is all about.
    I think it's only matter of order or punctuation.
    Could you do us a great favor for our future visitors to guide and instruct them?Would you write something in English?
    Could you do us a great favour?
    Would you write something, in English, for our future visitors to guide and instruct them ?
    (not sure about the commas)
    Could you do us a great favour? (it is) For our future visitors to guide and instruct them; Would you write something in English?
    (in spoken English, it's could have been omitted before for our.)
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    If so , as we know before an infinitive ,we often use for to introduce its logical subject.then, who do them refer to?It should use themselves instead of "them", I am afraid.Many thanks.

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    Default Re: 7. to guide and instruct them?

    Now that we are more clear about the purpose of the message, how about putting it like this:

    Could you please do us a favour by writing a guide in English for our future visitors to use.


    It is about getting help to write a guide, isn't it? Not actually 'to guide and instruct' visitors personally.

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    The font in your last post is fine. Times Roman was the font you previously used.

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    Default Re: 7. to guide and instruct them?

    Quote Originally Posted by Jaskin View Post
    hi,
    Please note I'm not a teacher nor a native speaker.
    Now having them two sentences is't much clearer what it is all about.
    I think it's only matter of order or punctuation.
    Could you do us a great favor for our future visitors to guide and instruct them?Would you write something in English?
    Could you do us a great favour?
    Would you write something, in English, for our future visitors to guide and instruct them ?
    (not sure about the commas)
    Could you do us a great favour? (it is) For our future visitors to guide and instruct them; Would you write something in English?
    (in spoken English, it's could have been omitted before for our.)
    Cheers.
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    Thanks for a teacher who gave the answer:
    "To guide and instruct them" modifies do. It acts adverbially. It answers the question "why"."I am satisfied with it.
    cheers

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