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English 1b3 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Except--conj or prep

'Kings of men'

What is the meaning of 'of' here?

I suppose of is being used the same way here:

People of America, I...

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And which are correct here?

Are except and but conjunctions?

a. She did nothing but watch tv

b. She did nothing but watching tv



c. She did nothing except watch tv

d. She did nothing except watching tv



Thanks
  

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English 1b3 'Kings of men' What is the meaning of 'of' here? I am the owner of this car . Masters of slaves.

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  • English 1b3 'Kings of men' What is the meaning of 'of' here?
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English 1b3 'Kings of men'

What is the meaning of 'of' here? I am the owner of this car. Masters of slaves.

I suppose of is being used the same way here:

People of America, I...
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Hi,

except and butmust be prepositions then. If so, why have we got bare infintives as the objects? Emotion: thinking
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Why do I feel that someone is putting words in my mouth? Emotion: thinking
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Sorry, maybe I'm getting ahead of myself.

How do you see it then?
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I think 'of' matches definition #7 now I think...
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