subject + verb + FOR phrase +TO-infinitive clause – English Grammar Profiler
An infinitive clause can be used as a subject complement after the verb ‘BE‘ (and other copular verbs):
The goal is to learn.
The subject in the example above = ‘the goal‘. A different subject can be introduced with ‘for‘:
The goal is for students to learn.
Pearson’s GSE 58 B1+
A search in iWeb for:
_VB for * _TO _VVI
1 IS FOR YOU TO DECIDE 392 (most examples with this string contained ‘whether’ or ‘whether or not’ which is C2.)
2 IS FOR YOU TO GET 376
I know how hard it is for you to get things done,
and I didn’t wanna see you get in trouble with your dad.
listen
3 IS FOR YOU TO FIND 220
4 IS FOR YOU TO MAKE 214
time expression BE FOR YEARS TO COME
6 ‘S FOR YOU TO DECIDE 209 7 IS FOR YOU TO TAKE 189 8 IS FOR THEM TO GET 169
9 IS FOR STUDENTS TO LEARN 142
The goal is for students to learn from each other
and appreciate cultures in the classroom.
edweek.org
10 IS FOR YOU TO USE 140 11 IS FOR YOU TO GO 135 12 IS FOR YOU TO LEARN 126 13 IS FOR YOU TO KNOW 119 14 IS FOR ME TO GET 118 15 IS FOR YOU TO KEEP 115 16 IS FOR PEOPLE TO GET 114 17 BE FOR YOU TO GET 111 18 IS FOR YOU TO SEE 111 19 IS FOR STUDENTS TO DEVELOP 109 20 IS FOR YOU TO UNDERSTAND 108 21 WAS FOR ME TO GET 107 22 IS FOR US TO GET 105 23 IS FOR YOU TO FEEL 102 24 IS FOR THEM TO MAKE 93 25 IS FOR IT TO BECOME 89 26 IS FOR YOU TO COME 80 27 IS FOR YOU TO GIVE 80 28 IS FOR STUDENTS TO UNDERSTAND 78 29 IS FOR YOU TO TRY 78 30 IS FOR THEM TO LEARN 77 31 IS FOR YOU TO CREATE 77 32 IS FOR THEM TO SEE 75 33 IS FOR HIM TO GET 73 34 IS FOR THEM TO DECIDE 73 35 IS FOR YOU TO BECOME 73 36 IS FOR THEM TO GO 72 37 IS FOR ME TO GO 69 38 IS FOR ME TO SAY 69 39 IS FOR STUDENTS TO BECOME 66 40 IS FOR STUDENTS TO GAIN 66 41 BE FOR YOU TO FIND 64 42 IS FOR YOU TO ENJOY 64 43 IS FOR THEM TO TAKE 61 44 IS FOR YOU TO PUT 61 45 IS FOR YOU TO CHOOSE 59 46 IS FOR THEM TO BECOME 57 47 IS FOR THEM TO FIND 56 48 IS FOR PEOPLE TO KNOW 55 49 IS FOR PEOPLE TO FIND 54 50 IS FOR YOU TO LEAVE 54 51 IS FOR YOU TO SHARE 54 52 IS FOR ME TO MAKE 53 53 IS FOR PEOPLE TO COME 53 54 IS FOR PEOPLE TO TAKE 53 55 IS FOR US TO KNOW 53 56 BE FOR YOU TO MAKE 52 57 IS FOR THEM TO COME 52 58 IS FOR US TO MAKE 51 59 IS FOR US TO SEE 51 60 BE FOR YOU TO GO 50 61 IS FOR STUDENTS TO USE 50 62 IS FOR US TO UNDERSTAND 50 63 IS FOR YOU TO LOOK 50 64 IS FOR YOU TO PROVIDE 50 65 IS FOR YOU TO READ 50 66 IS FOR EVERYONE TO ENJOY 49 67 IS FOR YOU TO STAY 49 68 BE FOR ME TO GET 48 69 IS FOR PEOPLE TO SEE 48 70 IS FOR PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND 48 71 IS FOR YOU TO SAY 48 72 IS FOR YOU TO TELL 48 73 WAS FOR ME TO GO 48
74 IS FOR THEM TO USE 47
75 IS FOR YOU TO HELP 46
All I’m asking is for you to help me beat these guys.
listen
76 IS FOR YOU TO START 46 77 IS FOR EVERYONE TO GET 45 78 IS FOR HER TO GET 45 79 IS FOR US TO FIND 45 80 IS FOR YOU TO BUY 45 81 IS FOR YOU TO DETERMINE 45 82 IS FOR YOU TO DISCOVER 45 83 IS FOR PEOPLE TO THINK 44 84 IS FOR SOMEONE TO GET 44 85 IS FOR THEM TO UNDERSTAND 44 86 IS FOR PEOPLE TO MAKE 43 87 IS FOR STUDENTS TO TAKE 43 88 IS FOR YOU TO SEND 43 89 IS FOR US TO LEARN 42 90 IS FOR YOU TO ASK 42 91 IS FOR YOU TO CHECK 42 92 ‘S FOR ME TO KNOW 41 93 IS FOR SOMEONE TO COME 41 94 IS FOR YOU TO DEVELOP 41 95 WAS FOR ME TO FIND 41 96 BE FOR YOU TO TAKE 40 97 IS FOR YOU TO SET 39 98 IS FOR YOU TO SPEND 39 99 ‘S FOR YOU TO FIND 38
100 IS FOR YOU TO SHOW 38
B1 vocabulary:
create, develop, discover, gain. provide