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For/to, pretend Hello, everyone! Please, correct the following sentences. I doubt if they are correct. I’m learning the prepositions TO/FOR, the verb ‘pretend’ and some other things here. Let’s go to the shop and buy some food for the cat. Let’s fetch some food for the cat from home. = Let’s go home and bring some food to the cat. (It’s a street cat) We have some food for you. (you is a cat; for or to?) The cat is shy. It will eat later, when we go away. I don’t have anything in my bottle. = I have nothing in my bottle. It’s empty. He’s pretending to be a shark. = He’s pretending he’s a shark. She’s pretending she’s carrying a baby in her hands. She’s pretending to be a baby. That is why she’s crying. She thinks that babies always cry. Thank you very much for your help!

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Let’s go to the shop and buy some food for the cat. correct

Let’s fetch some food for the cat from home. = Let’s go home and bring some food (here) to the cat. (It’s a street cat)

Correct British English...American: Let's get some food for the cat from home.

We have some food for you. (you is a cat; for or to?) Correct. You can be anything, doesn't have to be a person.

The cat is shy. It will eat later  when we go away. Correct

I don’t have anything in my bottle. = I have nothing in my bottle. It’s empty. Correct

He’s pretending to be a shark. = He’s pretending he’s a shark. Correct

She’s pretending she’s carrying a baby in her hands. Correct

She’s pretending to be a baby. That is why she’s crying. She thinks that babies always cry. Correct

All correct! 


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