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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Find a mistake in this sentence

"Historical speaking, the island is of great interest,isn't it?"

I think in this sentence "of" should be "the"

Thanks in advance for you help
  

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" I think in this sentence "of" should be "the" No. The 'of' phrase is a standard way to describe a person or thing's attributes. eg Tom is a person of great intelligence.

— Clive

  • " I think in this sentence "of" should be "the" No.
  • The 'of' phrase is a standard way to describe a person or thing's attributes.
  • eg Tom is a person of great intelligence.
  • eg Her necklace was of gold.
  • Clive
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Hi,

"Historically speaking, the island is of great interest,isn't it?"

I think in this sentence "of" should be "the"

No. The 'of' phrase is a standard way to describe a person or thing's attributes.

eg Tom is a person of
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No, the sentence is correct. The phrase "be of" (or, in your case, "is of") means the subject produces or has some quality/character. One way to see this is to remove the "is", leaving you with "the island of great interest". This would be a correct compound noun, unlike "the island the great interest".
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Hello,

I get it now. Thank you so much,Clive. I am Vietnamese and I am learning English. I would like to receive help from you.

Nhat Minh
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