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Thu 18 Sep, 2014 10:45 am
He has chosen this cloth for drawing the attention in that party.
sometimes .i feel confused about the usage between "for" and " to"
can i also write this sentence like " He has chosen this cloth to draw the attention in that party.
can u native speaker use 100% correct when it is about "to"and "for".
@Arafat ,
He has chosen this cloth to draw attention at the party.
@Arafat ,
"for" has the idea of for someone or something's benefit; for their advantage.
"to" doesn't carry that idea at all.
He has chosen this cloth for drawing the attention in that party.
(for the purpose of)
He has chosen this cloth to draw the attention in that party.
(in order to)
Quote:drawing the attention in that party.
What is this supposed to mean? Why has nobody commented?
@contrex,
Quote:drawing the attention in that party.
Quote:What is this supposed to mean? Why has nobody commented?
Con it's a bit awkward but otherwise I can't see anything wrong with it
I think it means attracting the attention of participants in a certain festivity
@dalehileman,
ja , i learned this usage from a news .... and it means exactly that u pointed out ....
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