Timeline for "He gives a present for me." is this sentence possible? (particularly, in grammar)
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Feb 25, 2015 at 20:03 | vote | accept | Dasik | ||
Feb 25, 2015 at 19:57 | comment | added | apsillers | @redkey88 That reading seems less likely than the two I've included in my answer, but might be possible. (Consider: "I didn't do it for you. I did it for me.") However, it still doesn't say who received the present. It only says that he gives a present [to someone], and that act of giving was done for my benefit. ("His job forced him to be far away from me, so, for me, he gave his boss his resignation." -- i.e., he quit his job for my benefit) | |
Feb 25, 2015 at 19:42 | comment | added | Dasik | I intended 'for' as 'for my benefit or for my good' if so 'He gives a present to me for my benefit' is this sentence possible? | |
Feb 25, 2015 at 19:30 | comment | added | apsillers | @Tetsujin That's a slightly better way to read it; I've added it. | |
Feb 25, 2015 at 19:26 | history | edited | apsillers | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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Feb 25, 2015 at 19:21 | comment | added | DoneWithThis. | I read it as 'he gives a present (to unspecified) on my behalf.. though I agree it's not a comfortable sentence. | |
Feb 25, 2015 at 19:17 | history | answered | apsillers | CC BY-SA 3.0 |