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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Hundreds of

A student of mine asked me what the word "hundreds" must be followed by the preposition "of" in an epxression like "We found hundreds of shells in the attic."

Any answers for me??

Thanks

John M
  

Top answer

too many to count (not literally, of course)

— Philip

  • too many to count (not literally, of course)
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too many to count (not literally, of course)
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AnonymousA student of mine asked me what the word "hundreds" must be followed by the preposition "of"

Did you mean to say "... asked me why the word..."?
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AnonymousA student of mine asked me what the word "hundreds" must be followed by the preposition "of" in an epxression like "We found hundreds of shells in the attic."

I believe that would be a safe statement. The [of] is needed to connect Hundreds to [noun] of some kind.

As in: Hundreds of demonstrators took to the street..
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Anonymous[ why ] the word "hundreds" must be followed by the preposition "of" in an [ expression ] like "We found hundreds of shells in the attic."
Any answers for me??
Yes. The answer is "because that is correct English grammar". I imagine the alternative being considered is "hundreds shells". That's the
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