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Zany banana 409 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
From~ of & in~ within
Could anyone please tell me why it's wrong to use 'from' instead of 'of' in following case and also please let me know if it's right to use 'in' instead of 'within' here.
We live within 10 miles of the coast.
Please help...
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We live within 10 miles of the coast. 'Of' is generally used to refer to a portion of a constituent of something. , "the contents of this box" etc.
- We live within 10 miles of the coast.
- 'Of' is generally used to refer to a portion of a constituent of something.
- , "the contents of this box" etc.
- In your sentence, the place the people live is not a portion of the coast.
- That is why 'from' suits the place better.
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zany banana 409Could anyone please tell me why it's wrong to use 'from' instead of 'of' in following case and also please let me know if it's right to use 'in' instead of 'within' here.We live within 10 miles of the coast.
'Of' is generally used to refer to a portion of a constituent of something. For example, "the children of this class"., "the contents of
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