Preposition problem I met.
"He wrote a check of 500$ for me"
"He wrote a check for 500$ for me"
Both of tem are correct? any difference?
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Answers · 4
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Hi, I prefer not to say "a check of $500." It is much more natural to say "a check for $500." You could say, on the other hand, "a check in the amount of $500."
Also, I usually try to avoid using the same preposition so close together (if at all possible), so I would more naturally say "He wrote me a check for $500."
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Actually, you write a check FOR an amount of money.
You don't use "of" here.
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The second one, with "for," is the correct answer. You write a check for an amount of money.
Also, we put the dollar sign before numbers, not after them ($500, not 500$).
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Both of them are technically correct but I like the second one better. That's what I would say.
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