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Stenka25 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
About 'of'
About 'of'
I'd like to ask a question about the underlined 'of' in the quotation below.
? "Alfred Nobel stipulated that no distinction of race or colour will determine who received of his generosity." - Abdus Salam
The sentence seems good without 'of'.
Am I right?
Then, why has the quote 'of' even though it's OK without it?
And is there some specific condition when people use 'of'?
Regards.
I'd like to ask a question about the underlined 'of' in the quotation below.
? "Alfred Nobel stipulated that no distinction of race or colour will determine who received of his generosity." - Abdus Salam
The sentence seems good without 'of'.
Am I right?
Then, why has the quote 'of' even though it's OK without it?
And is there some specific condition when people use 'of'?
Regards.
Top answer
This is talking about the Nobel Prize, which is a very important and formal award. " The given sentence is correct as written. It would be incorrect with the "of" omitted.
- This is talking about the Nobel Prize, which is a very important and formal award.
- " The given sentence is correct as written.
- It would be incorrect with the "of" omitted.
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This is talking about the Nobel Prize, which is a very important and formal award. When talking about such exalted things, you often have very formal constructions like "received of his generosity" rather than "received his generosity." The given sentence is correct as written. It would be incorrect with the "of" omitted.
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Stenka25Alfred Nobel stipulated that no distinction of race or colour will determine who received of his generosity.The sentence would also be correct without "of".
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