Grammar: Appropriate preposition to use with 'occasion'
Casual dress is fine on most occasions.
Casual dress is fine for most occasions.
Which preposition, 'on' or 'for', should be used in the above sentence? The second sentence is correct according to a grammar exercise, but I don't understand why the first one is wrong. Please help me out here.
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Casual dress is fine on most occasions.
Casual dress is fine for most occasions.
Which preposition, 'on' or 'for', should be used in the above sentence? The second sentence is correct according to a grammar exercise, but I don't understand why the first one is wrong. Please help me out here.
prepositions
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Casual dress is fine on most occasions.
Casual dress is fine for most occasions.
Which preposition, 'on' or 'for', should be used in the above sentence? The second sentence is correct according to a grammar exercise, but I don't understand why the first one is wrong. Please help me out here.
prepositions
asked 42 mins ago
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Casual dress is fine on most occasions.
Casual dress is fine for most occasions.
Which preposition, 'on' or 'for', should be used in the above sentence? The second sentence is correct according to a grammar exercise, but I don't understand why the first one is wrong. Please help me out here.
prepositions
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