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A fourth diary in English

No.174　11/11/07 09:30
ｽﾁｬﾗｶ一郎 ( 50代 ♂ Oe38xe ) あ+あ-

【Preposition,for】Ⅵ

As to the preposition,for,of22,it means a cause.Words often have a reverse meaning. For example,let's think it,applying for Japanese.😃

There is a phrase『for you』,and we can say it in other words『to you』.I'm going to show you another example.

23 The student was suspended for three days for fighting in class.

In other words,fighting in class caused him a suspension for three days.It means a reverse direction.🙋

For which means a cause is similar to 23.I'm going to show you some examples which displays how to use the preposition to you.It means a cause.

24 Pavarotti is famous for his wonderful voice.

25 John couldn't come for some reason.

26 The teacher blames me for everything.

27 I always wear a moneyーbelt for fear of getting robbed.

As for next one which is indispensable to taking an exam,for means the cause,though it's hard to grasp, for the subjunctive mood 仮定法 is adopted.😚

If it were not for（But for）your assistance,we would never have made it.