Isn't B correct?
This dictionary is useful ______ middle school students.
A. to B. for
A is correct. Isn't B correct?
If both are correct, which is better?
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Answers · 2
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You can use both prepositions, but each is preferred in different contexts. So something is useful "for" a purpose -- "a corkscrew is useful for opening wine bottles" -- but "to" someone who will benefit from it -- "a corkscrew will be useful to you if you are opening that wine".
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Yeah, for me both are natural and I'd be more tempted to use "for". Maybe an English major on here would know the difference. :/
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