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English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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  1. I phoned Sita to invite her to dinner.
    1a. I phoned Sita for inviting her to dinner.
  2. I came here to learn French.
    2a. I came here for learning French.
  3. You should apply yourself to getting a degree.
    3a. You should apply yourself to get a degree.
    3b. You should apply yourself for getting a degree.
    Are all these sentences correct?
    Thanks.
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These are correct
1 2 3 3a

3 and 3a do not carry the same meaning.

The rest are incorrect unless you add ‘for the purpose of’, which would sound really stilted.

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Hi Beee.

Could you explain further a bit about how they are different meaning between 3 and 3a ?. Thank you for your help.

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  1. You should apply yourself to getting a degree.
  • The task of obtaining a degree is what you should apply yourself to.

3a. You should apply yourself to get a degree.

  • The subject (e.g.English, engineering, sociology) under discussion is what you should apply yourself to. By applying yourself to your studies, you will be able to obtain a degree.

Does that help?

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Hi Beee.

yes, It’s very helpful indeed. I got it. Thank you.