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Boasts of -- English grammar query

0 I want to know the use of "boasts of" in English language. 02br
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00Should it be "The city boasts fine architectural pieces" or should it be "The city boasts offine architectural pieces" ? 0-
  

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0 No, I think your sentence is quite right without "of" 02br 00"boast" is transitive, and it can also be used with "about" 0-

— Pieanne

  • 0 No, I think your sentence is quite right without "of" 02br 00"boast" is transitive, and it can also be used with "about" 0-
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0 No, I think your sentence is quite right without "of" 02br
00"boast" is transitive, and it can also be used with "about" 0-
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0 Hello 02br
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00The verb "boast" is basically intransitive and requires "of a thing". 02br
00 John is boasting of his grades. 02br
00 John boasted to/with his mates of/about his grades. 02br
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00There are two exceptional uses of "boast" as a transitive verb. 02br
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00 John is boasting that he got
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0 Yes, Paco, sorry for my "intransitive" verb. 02br
00In fact "boast" is both trans. and intrans. 02br
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00Here's Webster's explanation of the more frequent trans. uses: 02br
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00\Boast\, v. t. 02br
001. To display in ostentatious language; to speak of with 02br
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0 Hello Pieanne 02br
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00Thank for the follow-up! 02br
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00paco 0-
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In English we use sentence like I am sure ,I am confident, and why can we not use like I am objection.
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Hi,

'Sure' and 'confident' are adjectives. 'Objection' is not an adjective.

Clive
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THANKS FOR HELP ME PLEASE ELABORATE IT WHY WE CAN NOT USE SENTENCE LIKE I AM OBJECTION
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Hi,

For the same reason that you don't say eg I am table.

Clive
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