benefits to doing something?

[Raymott]

"The benefits of having a nonnative speaker as a language teacher are numerous."

Do you think the above sentence is acceptable?

Thank you.

Grammatically, yes. I'd question the fact. I'd also write "non-native".

[Heidi]

Grammatically, yes. I'd question the fact. I'd also write "non-native".

Thank you, Raymott. And yes, that's only an example sentence. Maybe I should have written ' I think that having a native speaker...' :)

I have another question.
"Thers are many financial benifits to owning your own home." (Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary)

Do you think this sentence can be interpreted as 'there are many financial benefits to you in owning your own home'?

Thank you!

[Raymott]

Thank you, Raymott. And yes, that's only an example sentence. Maybe I should have written ' I think that having a native speaker...' :)

I have another question.
"Thers are many financial benifits to owning your own home." (Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary)

Do you think this sentence can be interpreted as 'there are many financial benefits to you in owning your own home'?

Thank you!

Yes. There's no problem in understanding what "benefit to" means. But I don't think you can imply "benefit to you of/in" in all such sentences. Naturally, there has to be a benefit of/in X to someone/something. If there is no beneficiary, there is no benefit.

[Heidi]

Yes. There's no problem in understanding what "benefit to" means. But I don't think you can imply "benefit to you of/in" in all such sentences. Naturally, there has to be a benefit of/in X to someone/something. If there is no beneficiary, there is no benefit.

Thank you, Raymott.