This is upsetting TO my teacher.
This is upsetting FOR my teacher.
So should it be "to" or "for"??
2006-11-02 18:16:02 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
Reason (for):
One has a reason for doing something or a reason for something. "What was your reason for staying home last night?" Staying home is a gerund phrase acting as a noun, the object of the preposition FOR.
Hence in your example, the teacher has a reason for getting upset.
You can go to the link below for the grammatical details and many more examples of all the prepositions.
2006-11-02 18:26:00 · answer #1 · answered by young_friend 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For should be the correct answer. This answer means that this thing causes your teacher to be upset. It is like if you do not score well in your exams, then your teacher will be upset. Understand now?
2006-11-02 18:24:52 · answer #2 · answered by karmy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why not just say, "This upsets my teacher"?
2006-11-02 18:24:27 · answer #3 · answered by KIT J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
for
2006-11-02 20:46:10 · answer #4 · answered by coolcat 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"For" is the correct word to use.
2006-11-02 18:20:14 · answer #5 · answered by finchfrii 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the answer is FOR
2006-11-02 21:36:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe is should be "for".
2006-11-02 18:19:22 · answer #7 · answered by Songbird 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋