Homework Help: English

Posted by rfvv on Thursday, September 15, 2011 at 10:58pm.

1. What do you want for your birthday?
- What I want for my birthday is a smart phone.

2. What do you want on your birthday?
- What I want on my birthday is a new laptop.
- I want a new laptop.
- I want to get a new laptop.
- I want to have a new laptop from my father.

(Are the questions and answers all grammatical? What is the difference between 'on' and 'for' in the questions?)

English - SraJMcGin, Friday, September 16, 2011 at 4:03am
"on my birthday" means on that very day.

"for my birthday" could be before or after

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