marteliza
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- Apr 14, 2011
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- English
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- United States
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- Spain
Hello fellow English teachers ! I´m so glad I found this forum, I usually have many doubts about teaching English grammar and not sure how to explain certain things. I am sure this forum will help.
The other day I had a student ask me what the difference is between "for" and "to" in the following phrase:
I would like a copy of your company catalogue. We are very interested in the information (in order) to study the price of your products.
My student made the mistake of using "for" and "to" together, for example:
...the information for to study the price of your products"
I corrected him by giving him the correct version, (...to study the price ) and telling him that he can´t use "for" and "to" together, to not use "for" in front of the infinitive to study. He asked if you can say the following:
... the information for studying the price of your products
How can I explain that you can´t use "for studying" in this sentence?
If anyone can help, I would be grateful,
Thanks!
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The other day I had a student ask me what the difference is between "for" and "to" in the following phrase:
I would like a copy of your company catalogue. We are very interested in the information (in order) to study the price of your products.
My student made the mistake of using "for" and "to" together, for example:
...the information for to study the price of your products"
I corrected him by giving him the correct version, (...to study the price ) and telling him that he can´t use "for" and "to" together, to not use "for" in front of the infinitive to study. He asked if you can say the following:
... the information for studying the price of your products
How can I explain that you can´t use "for studying" in this sentence?
If anyone can help, I would be grateful,
Thanks!
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