grammar - "helpful for you" or "helpful to you" - English Language ...
2015年3月3日 · Helpful for you: Person A askes a question. Person B is the principal. Person B: "Hello, sir. Let's find the teacher with the answer which is most helpful for you." Helpful to you: Person A needs help opening a door because her hands are full. Person B helps her. Person C is her Mom. Person C said,"He was very helpful to you." Hope this helps.
Be helpful in doing something vs Be helpful to do something
2019年8月15日 · Hi everyone, I would like to know the difference in meaning between "be helpful in doing something" and "be helpful to do something". Here is the context: "However, the bicycle would be helpful in getting to class, but not the oscilloscope. The 'scope would be more helpful to view a waveform...
What's the difference between "think it helpful" and "think it's ...
2022年5月18日 · Helpful is a depictive. Helpful is a free modifier that modifies the main clause. I think [that] it's helpful to mention the caveats in the document. [that] it's helpful to mention the caveats in the document is a content clause (A type of noun clause that describes the contents of the verb – here, what the thought was.)
Word or phrase for help that is really not helpful [duplicate]
2019年6月25日 · There's a popular idiom for this in many north, middle, and eastern European languages, "a bear's service". It was popularized through Jean La Fontaine's fable L’ours et l’amateur des jardin in the 17th century, though the idea itself is likely older and the ultimate origin remains unknown.
helpful to vs. helpful for - WordReference Forums
2009年2月12日 · You're right, the thread is not very helpful - mainly because no context was provided. I hope my explanation is helpful. I hope the information provided is helpful. Personally I would be inclined to forget about adding for/to you, since it is not really needed here. They both sound a little awkward to me, though I can't say there's anything ...
meaning - Is "I'm glad it helped" grammatical? - English Language ...
2012年7月12日 · Is the phrase "I'm glad it helped" grammatically correct? And if it is, does it express correctly that I am more than happy that I could help someone?
Useful vs Helpful - WordReference Forums
2019年8月8日 · A thing can be useful, as you say, and a person can be helpful. However, someone doing something can be either, and this may apply even if the someone who did the thing is unknown. A book (written by someone), for example, can be helpful. I think you can use "helpful" for anything that is not physically used.
What is the correct way to use infinitive after the verb "help": with ...
2011年7月4日 · That was really helpful. You say "I would consider it to be a case of B-Equi." So, how would you classify the verb 'help' in the following sentence: 'I helped him to win the prize.' or 'I helped him win the prize?'
It will be helpful 'to' you: [for?] - WordReference Forums
2011年3月23日 · Helpful to a person; helpful for (or helpful in) + a gerund...the brochure was helpful to you It was helpful to me, but it was even more helpful to my brother. I found the brochure helpful in understanding why the... The brochure was helpful in explaining.... You'll find the brochure helpful for getting from A to B.
Helpful for others or helpful to others - WordReference Forums
2015年10月10日 · When I asked the question I had in mind content, that might be useful to/for the others (did not keep the original sentence).