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Darcy Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Find ways of doing what ought to be done
(1) That is the province of ethics.
What does 'of' in the (1) mean?
(2) The province of politics is to find ways of doing what ought to be done.
Is it possible to use 'find ways doing' instead of 'find ways of doing'?
Is it possible to omit the word 'of'?
What does 'of' function in the phrase, 'find ways of doing what...'?
Thanks in advance.
What does 'of' in the (1) mean?
(2) The province of politics is to find ways of doing what ought to be done.
Is it possible to use 'find ways doing' instead of 'find ways of doing'?
Is it possible to omit the word 'of'?
What does 'of' function in the phrase, 'find ways of doing what...'?
Thanks in advance.
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' What does 'of' in the (1) mean? 'of' shows ownership. It means that the 'province' belongs to 'ethics'.
- ' What does 'of' in the (1) mean?
- 'of' shows ownership.
- It means that the 'province' belongs to 'ethics'.
- Here is another example: "The terms of the contract" It means that the 'terms' belong to the 'contract'.
- (2) The province of politics is to find ways of doing what ought to be done.
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Hi,
(1) 'That is the province of ethics.'
What does 'of' in the (1) mean?
'of' shows ownership. It means that the 'province' belongs to 'ethics'.
Here is another example: "The terms of the contract" It means that the 'terms' belong to the 'contract'.
(2) The province of politics is to find ways of doing what ought to be done.
"Is it possible to use 'fi
(1) 'That is the province of ethics.'
What does 'of' in the (1) mean?
'of' shows ownership. It means that the 'province' belongs to 'ethics'.
Here is another example: "The terms of the contract" It means that the 'terms' belong to the 'contract'.
(2) The province of politics is to find ways of doing what ought to be done.
"Is it possible to use 'fi
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