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Arrange (for) the natives to prepare materials while he went back to Aneityum.

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Angliholic  +  814185 Fri, 10 Jul 09 07:38 PM
Because of a lack of building materials, John Paton arranged for the natives to prepare materials while he went back to Aneityum.

 

 

Hi,

Is "for" after "arranged" in the above optional? If not, could you dig up a reason? Thanks.
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Yankee  +  814295 Fri, 10 Jul 09 09:56 PM

No, the word "for" is not optional. Without it, it sounds as though he was physically moving natives and placing them in specific locations/positions.
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