TO AND FRO USING TO AND FOR

Know when to use to, for, and from

MISUSED AND MISUNDERSTOOD WORDS

Lesson 1: Look, Watch, See

Lesson 2: Talking Naturally About Nature

Lesson 3: We've Got to Stop Meeting Like This!

Lesson 4: Get Married and Throw a Party

Lesson 5: Especially Strange

Lesson 6: Are you Coming or Going?

Lesson 7: To and Fro with To and For Today's Lesson

Lesson 8: A, An, The,or....?

The title of this lesson uses the phrase “to and fro” which means

“back and forth.”

Perhaps you find yourself going to and fro, trying to decide

when to use to, for, or from?

FOR indicates an effect, help, purpose, preference, or an amount

The boy is smiling for the camera. (purpose) TO only indicates purpose with verbs in their simple form.

He is wearing a hat to keep warm. (purpose)

FOR: EFFECT OR EXPERIENCE

Vegetables are good for us. (effect)

Parenting is good for me. (experience)

FOR: HELP, PURPOSE

I fixed your socks for you. (help)

This mask is for catching. (purpose)

* With a simple verb: This mask is to catch in.

FOR: PREFERENCE, AMOUNT

Are you for or against a tax hike? (preference, support)

Santa has symbolized Christmas for years. (amount)

Now, let's compare the uses of to....

TO indicates transfer, destination, direction, comparison, and purpose (with simple verbs)

The woman will demonstrate how to braid bread. (purpose, with simple verb)

The program was broadcasted to a local audience. (transfer)

The woman will braid bread for this demonstration. (purpose)

TO: TRANSFER, DESTINATION

We give the world to our children. (transfer)

I'm going to the gym. (destination)

TO: DIRECTION, COMPARISON

Move the magnifying glass slightly to the left. (direction)

I prefer English to other languages. (comparison)

STUDY THE USES SIDE BY SIDE

Demonstrate your understanding by creating a sentence for each use.

FOR TO

Effect/Experience Transfer

Help Destination

Purpose Direction

Preference Comparison

Amount Purpose (with simple verbs)

Note: The uses of "for" are more subjective. "To" expresses objectivity and analysis.

SCARY TO ME? OR SCARY FOR ME?•

Now that you know the different uses for to and for, let's look at changes in meaning.

Use (seems) to me with opinions or analysis. Use the following adjectives to make sentences with to me and for me: fun, exciting, confusing

"The teeter-totter is scary for me" uses "for" as an effect. The experience is scary. "The teeter-totter seems scary to me." This expresses your analysis; to your mind, it appears frightening.

Q: CAN I SAY, "SAME TO"? A. NOT USUALLY.

We use "same to" in the expression:

"If it's all the same to you...(followed by a suggestion or a preference)." This means if

you don’t have a strong preference, I'd like___.

For example, "If it's all the same to you, I'd like to order pizza tonight."

LOOK AT THE SENTENCE BELOW

“I had stress for work.”

Is this sentence okay?

For means "on behalf of."

How can we say that work is the source of our stress?

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