ESL General English Grammar Questions

ESL General English Grammar Questionshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/EslGeneralEnglishGrammar-Questions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here. <font color=red>DO NOT post paragraphs and compositions here. Post them in our <a href="http://www.englishforums.com/English/EssayReportCompositionWriting/Forum9.htm"><b>Essay, Report and Composition Writing Forum</b></a>.</font>enXMOD (Build: 3614.32638)Re: Arrange (for) the natives to prepare materials while he went back to Aneityum.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ArrangeNativesPrepareMaterialsWhile-WentBackAneityum/jmmvv/post.htm#814295Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:56:54 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:814295Yankee0http://www.englishforums.com/English/ArrangeNativesPrepareMaterialsWhile-WentBackAneityum/jmmvv/post.htm#814295http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-814295.xmlNo, the word "for" is not optional. Without it, it sounds as though he was physically moving natives and placing them in specific locations/positions.Arrange (for) the natives to prepare materials while he went back to Aneityum.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ArrangeNativesPrepareMaterialsWhile-WentBackAneityum/jmmvv/post.htmFri, 10 Jul 2009 18:38:51 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:814185Angliholic1http://www.englishforums.com/English/ArrangeNativesPrepareMaterialsWhile-WentBackAneityum/jmmvv/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-814185.xmlBecause 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.