The_Ancestral_Eagle  +  340414 Sun, 18 Mar 07 05:29 AM Peace be upon you all .. It's an answer for an easy question , but the answer includes a mistake or more ! I don't know for real ! Here is the question in this mini-dialouge  :- Mark /    Why are you reading this grammar book , John ? John /    I'm reading it for improving my English and for not making any more mistakes . Please .. Could you tell me where the mistake is in John's answer ? Is it ( for improving ) which should be ( to improve ) ..or what ? Thanks and waiting for the answer .. The_Ancestral_Eagle Joined on Wed, May 10 2006 Egypt New Member 35 I'm still searching for .. It's not an easy job , is it ? Grammar

	Lil' Ruby Rose  +  340429 Sun, 18 Mar 07 07:56 AM Yes, it should be (to improve) - but have a look at this part of the sentence too:  for not making any more mistakes Lil' Ruby Rose Joined on Wed, Dec 20 2006 Regular Member 879 Enlightenment is always preceded by confusion.

	The_Ancestral_Eagle  +  340715 Mon, 19 Mar 07 04:56 AM Thanks alot ..  Lil' Ruby Rose .. But why can't I use ( for improving ) ? I ever know that ..  ( to + infinitive ) = ( for + verb-ing ) So why can't I use it in the senetence mentioned earlier ? On the other hand , I took a look at  ( for not making any more mistakes ) Is there any wrong ? Million of thanks Ruby Rose .. and I'm still waiting for more clearance ..  The_Ancestral_Eagle Verbs

	Wolfrolf  +  341194 Tue, 20 Mar 07 06:30 AM Hi, These are clauses of purpose.  Let's mention two different kinds of purpose.  First, General Purpose which explains what something is for in general.  For example, 'A table is a piece of furniture for putting things on.'  This definition refers to tables in general.  As you can see in the example, for + ing is correct.  You can also say 'A table is a piece of furniture to put things on.' In this case for + ing and to + infinitive are acceptable. But when we talk about Specific Purpose, that is, when the situation is more punctual we do not use for + ing.  We use to + infinitive e.g. 'This is really very heavy.  I need a table to put this on.'  In this case we are not defining the word table, we are just pointing out why we need something. Bye. Wolfrolf Joined on Tue, Nov 22 2005 New Member 44 Clauses

	The_Ancestral_Eagle  +  344002 Tue, 27 Mar 07 10:26 AM Great .. Thanks wolf .. That was a great thing to clarify the difference between both types .. But there is something I'd like it to be explained  .. Please have a look at my previous replies in this very post ..   Thanks again .. The_Ancestral_Eagle Difference Between