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SeroMack Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Be used of

In the sentence:

The possessive case is chiefly used of people, countries or animals.

what is the function of the preposition OF. Does it work like BY here?
  

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No. It works like 'with'.

  • No.
  • It works like 'with'.
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No. It works like 'with'.
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Thanks! Strangely enough, I couldn't find this use in a comprehensive Oxford dictionary.

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