EXERCISE 26. IT + FOR (SOMEONE) + inflnltive. (Charts 13-7 and 13-8)
Direcrions: Complete the sentences with your own words.- It's easy for... to....
- It's traditional for... to....
- It's impossible for... to....
- It takes (a length of time) for... to..
- It's sensible for... to....
- Is it necessary for... to...?
- It's important for... to....
- It's dacult for... to....
EXERCISE 27. IT + TAKE + infinitive. (Charts 5-13 and 13-8)
Directions: Use your own words to complete the sentences.
Example: It takes... hours to....+ It takes five hours to fly from Los Angeles to Honolulu.
Example: It takes a lot of work for... to....
+ It takes a lot of workfor most small businesses to succeed.
- It takes time for... to....
- It takes a lot of money to....
- It takes... minutes to....
- How long does it take to...?
- It will take... years for... to....
- It takes patience I courage / skill to....
- It takes hard work for... to....
- It takes stamina and determination to
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1 13-9 EXPRESSING PURPOSE WITH IN ORDER TO AND FOR
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-W%y did you go to the post ofice?
(a) I went to the post office because I wnrea w mad a letter.
@) I went to the post office in order to mail a lener.
(c) I went to the post office to mail a lener.
(d) I went to the post officefor some stamps.
(e) I went to the post office to buy some stamps.
INCORREC~: I went w the post oflefor to buy some stamps.
INCORRECT: I went to the post ofice for buying some stamps.In order to expresses purpose. It answers
the question "Why?"
In (c): in ordsr is frequently omitted.
(a). - (bh and (c) have the same meanina.
For is also used to express purpose, but it is
a preposition and is followed by a noun
phrase, as in (d).Gerunds and lnflniilves 391