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MIG Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
dropping "of"
please help me to understand when i can drop "of" in a sentence.
for example i think it should be or could be "outside of its .." instead of "outside its".
Writing through a daze of jetlagged insomnia, The Verge sanguinely contemplates the city outside its seventh-floor hotel room window.
for example i think it should be or could be "outside of its .." instead of "outside its".
Writing through a daze of jetlagged insomnia, The Verge sanguinely contemplates the city outside its seventh-floor hotel room window.
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Use outside of in sense No. 22 only. outside –prep.
- Use outside of in sense No.
- 22 only.
- outside –prep.
- 19.
- on or toward the outside of: There was a noise outside the door.
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Use outside of in sense No. 22 only.
outside
–prep.
19. on or toward the outside of: There was a noise outside the door.
20. beyond the confines or borders of: visitors from outside the country.
outside
–prep.
19. on or toward the outside of: There was a noise outside the door.
20. beyond the confines or borders of: visitors from outside the country.
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Thank you CB
is there any circumstances in which we can drop "of" preposition?
is there any circumstances in which we can drop "of" preposition?
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MIGThank you CBis there any circumstances in which we can drop "of" preposition?Yes, all except No. 22 in my previous post.
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