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focus on the act of napping, would have had to be used instead). Just as
for time, can also indicate an indeterminate location:
”There’s a different world on the other side of the ocean.”The ”other side” of the ocean isn’t really one location, it’s very much
indeterminate. However, it is a location, and that’s why we can use for
it.
A second role that plays is to indicate a purpose of some action.
When used in this fashion it typically follows a verb in :
”(I)’m going out to buy rice.”Here the ”going” is done for the purpose of , ”buying”.”Won’t (you) go watch a movie (with me)?”Here the ”going” is done for the purpose of , ”seeing”.
A more general paĴern for this ”doing something for a purpose”is the paĴern [...]( )
- , which explicitly states purpose through the
noun , and can be used with a wider variety of verbs and statements,
and is explained in the nominalisers section later in this chapter.
The last role that plays we have already seen extensively used in
chapters 2 and 3, when dealing with verb details that translate to adver-
bial and prepositional phrases, so we shall consider this aspect thoroughly
explained by now.
- Direction
Before we look at the role this particle plays, it should be emphasised that
the particle is always pronounced.
Sometimes confusion arises about when to use and when to use
when it comes to directions and destinations. The answer is surprisingly
simple: when you want to indicate a direction, use. When you want to
indicate a destination, use. The real problem isn’t which to use, but