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[mellow-d]

Yep, it's that time of year again.

Are the following sentences correct?

a. For us, the object was too heavy to lift.
b. The object was too heavy to lift for us.
c. The object was too heavy for us to lift.
d. The object, for us, was too heavy to lift.

I know that "c" would be the most natural to say. But, do you think the other answers are also correct?

Thanks!

[edwardcatflap]

I'd say they were all correct. It depends on what emphasis you want to convey. E.g.

For you the object was light but 'for us, the object was too heavy to lift.

A: Was the object light enoygh to lift?
B: No, the object was too heavy to lift. For us.

A: Was the person light?
B: Yes the person was light enough to lift but the object, for us, was too heavy to lift.

[mellow-d]

Do you think it is absolutely necessary to have the commas for those above sentences? If they were omitted, would the sentences be incorrect?

[The Cosmic Hum]