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Rommel Posted 9 years ago
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Can I use 'for' and 'of' interchangeably in the sentence?

Can I use 'for' and 'of' interchangeably in the sentence?


Lacking appreciation (for, of) the services he rendered, they called Mayor Smith “the most worthless of all public officials.”

  

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They were ungrateful for the mayor's services. for ( appreciation of , as recognition or understanding (for example, to increase one's enjoyment of something) goes more with topics like music, etc. appreciation of music, of nature, of architecture, of poetry, of science, ...

  • They were ungrateful for the mayor's services.
  • for ( appreciation of , as recognition or understanding (for example, to increase one's enjoyment of something) goes more with topics like music, etc.
  • appreciation of music, of nature, of architecture, of poetry, of science, ...
  • ) CJ
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They were ungrateful for the mayor's services.

for

(appreciation of, as recognition or understanding (for example, to increase one's enjoyment of something) goes more with topics like music, etc.

appreciation of music, of nature, of architecture, of poetry, of science, ...)

CJ

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