navi tasan
Key Member
- Joined
- Nov 19, 2002
- Member Type
- Academic
- Native Language
- Persian
- Home Country
- Iran
- Current Location
- United States
Can one use:
1-He is good at French for going to a public school.
if the intended meaning is
2-He is good at French for someone who has gone to a public school.
In general, could one use "for + gerund" instead of "for someone who" (given that fact that.
I guess this could be another example:
3-He speaks English well for growing up in a non-English speaking country.
(Meaning: He speaks English well for a non-native speaker.)
I do not think 1 and 3 work. In those sentences 'for' seems to give the reason for something.
Gratefully,
Navi.
1-He is good at French for going to a public school.
if the intended meaning is
2-He is good at French for someone who has gone to a public school.
In general, could one use "for + gerund" instead of "for someone who" (given that fact that.
I guess this could be another example:
3-He speaks English well for growing up in a non-English speaking country.
(Meaning: He speaks English well for a non-native speaker.)
I do not think 1 and 3 work. In those sentences 'for' seems to give the reason for something.
Gratefully,
Navi.