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Chan-Seung Lee
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 Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 5:25 am Post subject: facility |
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1.She has great facility in playing the piano.
2.She has a great facility in playing the piano.
3.She has a great facility for playing the piano. |
I saw #1 in a book. But I think that #3 is correct rather than #1 or #2.
Could you tell me what is correct among the examples?
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buddhaheart
Joined: 13 Jan 2007
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Location: Vancouver, BC Canada
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| I think all 3 are possible. The indefinite article is optional in 2. or 3. I prefer the preposition �in� over �for� when the following word is a present particle. |
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Lorikeet
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I don't like number 1 either. Maybe it's British  |
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CP
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Location: California
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| Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 1:12 pm Post subject: |
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To me, no. 1 means she plays the piano with skill and ease; no. 2 means the same but should not have "a" in there; and no. 3 means she has a wonderful room or building to play the piano in.
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