Could someone please tell me if the sentence below is illogic in terms of syntax or of semantics? Thank you.
? My mon bought nothing good to me.
ps, one mistake having mentioned refers to "buy" with
preposition "for"; here I would like to know why I obtained
zero result specifically by searching "bought nothing good"
or "buy nothing good" on Google website, and meanwhile
Google suggests that I should search for " brought nothing
good"?
2006-07-20 16:35:25 · 9 answers · asked by ac27037 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
PS, one mistake having mentioned refers to "buy" with preposition "for"; here I would like to know why I obtained zero result specifically by searching "bought nothing good" or "buy nothing good" on Google website, and meanwhile Google suggests that I should search for " brought nothing good"?
2006-07-20 16:43:03 · update #1
The correct version would be:
"My mom didn't (did not) buy anything good for me"
This is vastly preferred by native speakers to your example. Note that it should be "for" and not "to".
"brought nothing good" can mean something like "the turn of events was not positive", as in:
The disaster relief trucks brought nothing good to the starving children; the food was stolen by bandits before they could get any.
2006-07-20 23:51:35 · answer #1 · answered by JP 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Google might suggest that, because the sentence
"My mom brought nothing good to me." is a correct sentence.
When you wrote your sentence, did you mean to write the word "brought," which is the past tense of "bring," or did you intend to write "bought," which is the past tense of "buy"?
If you intended to say "brought," then the correct preposition is "to."
If you intended to say "bought," then the correct preposition is "for."
You may want to google the phrase "English grammar rules," or something like that - there are websites that explain grammar and syntax for people who are learning English, or people who want to improve their grammar.
2006-07-20 16:47:12 · answer #2 · answered by Iris 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could properly read:
My mom bought nothing good for me. Or
Nothing my mom bought was good for me.
A Google search won't help you. You need to buy a grammar book and you need to read more.
2006-07-20 16:41:54 · answer #3 · answered by notyou311 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
totally incomprehensible. what are you trying to say? that your mother bought something? do you know the difference between bought or brought?
you can say: my mother bought nothing good FOR me
or: my mother BROUGHT nothing good to me
2006-07-20 16:42:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would sound better if you say: My mom bought nothing good FOR me. or My mom doesn't buy anything good for me.
2006-07-20 16:40:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The correct answer should be MY MOTHER BOUGHT NOTHING GOOD FOR ME!
2006-07-20 16:39:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It should read: "My mother didn't bring me anything good."
Think about it. No one can buy nothing.
2006-07-20 16:50:33 · answer #7 · answered by kath68142 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Looks okay to me..... if you're speaking Dumbonics!
2006-07-20 17:01:00 · answer #8 · answered by Mr. Sacamoco 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the whole structure sucks
2006-07-20 16:38:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋