pinenut
Joined: 16 Feb 2006 Posts: 165 Location: Illinois, U.S.A.
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Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 3:48 am Post subject: Re: tell...to |
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| dido4 wrote: |
He tells stories to the children in the hospital.
Q1:Can we use for: He tells stories for the children in the hospital.
Q2: Is there any difference?
THank you |
Yes, you can use 'for'.
Yes, there is. 'to the children' means in the direction of the children while 'for the children' means for the benefit of the children. |
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