For school information, playing video games

[Anna232]

Should I change the underlined part in #2 and use #1 instead?

1. "Nowadays, all of us use computers for school assessments, video games, recipes, and so on. Computers are accessible to everyone and they make our lives easier."

2. "Nowadays, all of us use computers for school information, playing video games, looking up food recipes and so on. Using a computer is accessible and it makes our daily lives easier."
Or is "for school information" followed by "playing games, looking up..." correct?

 

[emsr2d2]

Stick with #1. If you start with "for" + noun, it's sensible to stick with the pattern. In the second, if you add something like "helping with" before "school information" (whatever that is), the rest would be OK.

I'd use "to" instead of "for" but that's just personal preference. I'd also use "we all use" rather than "all of us use".

Nowadays, we all use computers to help with schoolwork, play video games etc.

I'd change "Using a computer is accessible". How do you think it could be improved?

 

[Tarheel]

What do you mean by "school information"? Assignments? Homework?

I don't think the last part applies to the younger generation. They don't know anything else.

 

[Anna232]

Stick with #1. If you start with "for" + noun, it's sensible to stick with the pattern.

Sorry, do you mean "for"+ noun should be followed by nouns as I used them in #1. And the pattern I used in #2 "for" + noun +ing is wrong: "for school information, playing video games, looking up food recipes and so on."

I'd change "Using a computer is accessible". How do you think it could be improved?

I tried to correct it by saying "Computers are accessible to everyone." Should it be improved?

 

[Anna232]

What do you mean by "school information"? Assignments? Homework?

Yes, but would a native speaker call it "school information"?

I don't think the last part applies to the younger generation. They don't know anything else.

 

[Anna232]

Stick with #1. If you start with "for" + noun, it's sensible to stick with the pattern. In the second, if you add something like "helping with" before "school information" (whatever that is), the rest would be OK.

I'd use "to" instead of "for" but that's just personal preference. I'd also use "we all use" rather than "all of us use".

Nowadays, we all use computers to help with schoolwork, play video games etc.

I'd change "Using a computer is accessible". How do you think it could be improved?

Something must be wrong. Each time I try to "thank" or "like" the post it says "an error occured." I will try later again.

 

[5jj]

Something must be wrong. Each time I try to "thank" or "like" the post it says "an error occurred." I will try later again.

Sorry about that. There is a glitch in the system. We are trying to fix it.

 

[emsr2d2]

Sorry, do you mean "for"+ noun should be followed by nouns as I used them in #1. And the pattern I used in #2 "for" + noun +ing is wrong: "for school information, playing video games, looking up food recipes and so on."

I didn't mean it can be followed only by a noun but in your original, you started with "for + noun" (school information), but then started using verbs (playing and looking up). Consistency would be an improvement.

We all use the internet for researching information for school, playing video games, looking up recipes ...
We all use the internet to research information for school, play video games, look up recipes ...

I tried to correct it by saying "Computers are accessible to everyone." Should it be improved?

What do you mean by the underlined part? Do you mean "Is my change an improvement on the original?" or "Can my new version be improved?"

The most natural thing to say would be "Computers are widely accessible/available". Also, bear in mind that just because someone has a computer, that doesn't necessarily mean they have access to the internet. You've based your whole piece around computers but people who need to do all the things you're talking about need both access to a computer and access to the internet.

 

[Anna232]

I didn't mean it can be followed only by a noun but in your original, you started with "for + noun" (school information), but then started using verbs (playing and looking up). Consistency would be an improvement.

We all use the internet for researching information for school, playing video games, looking up recipes ...
We all use the internet to research information for school, play video games, look up recipes ...

What do you mean by the underlined part? Do you mean "Is my change an improvement on the original?" or "Can my new version be improved?"

I meant my new version. "Computers are accessible to everyone". I was wondering if it works. But you said the most natural version would be your suggestion below. I will not use my improved version.

The most natural thing to say would be "Computers are widely accessible/available". Also, bear in mind that just because someone has a computer, that doesn't necessarily mean they have access to the internet. You've based your whole piece around computers but people who need to do all the things you're talking about need both access to a computer and access to the internet.

 

[Tarheel]

Yes, but would a native speaker call it "school information"?

I think my question answers that question.