July 29, 2011 - Word of the Day: for

Today's word of the day is the preposition "for." Prepositions are those little words that everyone has trouble with when studying English. I recommend that you visit the prepositions section regularly to learn how various prepositions are used in sentences. Some prepositions, such as "for," have so many different applications, reading and listening is the best way to learn about them.

When used as a preposition, "for" is used to tell about an action taken on someone else's behalf, or it explains for what reason something is done:

• Tina bought some toys for her children.
• Andrew is selling his car for $5600.
• They're saving their money for a vacation.
• He made an appointment for tomorrow.
• What's on the menu for today?
• Who are you working for?
• What are you looking for?
• What did you do that for?

They're going for a ride.

Here are some more examples for the word "for."

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