Sunday, April 20, 2008

This knife is to cut bread.

GRAMMAR INCORRECT TO CORRECT:

Incorrect: This camera is to take underwater photographs.

Correct: This camera is for taking underwater photographs.

GRAMMAR: We use for + ing when we mention the purpose of an object: 'This knife is for cutting bread.'

WORD OF THE DAY:

harbinger
noun

Sign of things to come
Ex: Comets are harbingers of doom.

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