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Xinfu
October 09, 2014, 01:25 AM
Are my sentences all correct?

-For this professor's course, one required reading is Romeo and Juliet. In this play, you find 'reason of'; nowadays the usual way is 'reason for'.
-Of this professor's course, one required reading is Romeo and Juliet. In this play, you find 'reason of'; nowadays the usual way is 'reason for'.

Rusty
October 09, 2014, 06:20 AM
For this professor's course, one required reading is ...

Xinfu
October 10, 2014, 09:55 AM
Thank you, Rusty, but do you agree if we change the position of the words, OF is also admissible?

- One required reading of this professor's course is Romeo and Juliet.

Rusty
October 10, 2014, 03:29 PM
Yes, that is admissible when you rearrange the wording.

Xinfu
October 11, 2014, 08:01 PM
Thank you~

Xinfu
October 16, 2014, 02:16 AM
Are they all correct?:

-What I am saying applies only to/for some of you.
-For/to some of you, what I am saying applies/the same thing applies.

Rusty
October 16, 2014, 05:30 PM
Some may use 'for', but 'apply to' is the more common collocation.
So, 'applies only to ...' sounds better.