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John
03-11-2005, 01:46 AM
Are these all OK and natural?

1. They went out for dinner
2. They went out [for, to see] the performance.
3. They went all out for the performance. & They exerted [themselves, all their effort/efforts] on/for the performance.

Thanks.

Rusty
03-11-2005, 04:23 PM
Are these all OK and natural?

1. They went out for dinner
2. They went out [for, to see] the performance.
3. They went all out for the performance. & They exerted [themselves, all their effort/efforts] on/for the performance.

Thanks.

1. They went out for dinner (OK).
2. They went out [for, to see] the performance. (OK).
3. They went all out for the performance. (OK).

& They exerted themselves for the performance. (OK).

<strike>all their effort/efforts] on/for</strike>
They put all their effort/efforts into the performance. (Natural).