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Wowenglish Posted 16 years ago
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I saw the next sentences in Cambridge dictionary.

1. Do you have any experience of working with kids?

2. Do you have any experience working with kids?

I would like to know the meaning of "of(1)".

I wonder why "of" can be omitted.

* I wonder if there is any difference in the meaning among 3 sentences.

3. He has a lot of experience (of) working with kids.

4. He has a lot of experience, working with kids.

5. Working with kids, he has a lot of experience.
  

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Interesting question. The basic structure of these sentences is "to have experience doing something". Therefore, in each case I would omit the word "of" after "experience".

— Vocabfish

  • Interesting question.
  • The basic structure of these sentences is "to have experience doing something".
  • Therefore, in each case I would omit the word "of" after "experience".
  • For example: - Do you have any experience working with kids?
  • - He has a lot of experience working with kids.
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Interesting question.

The basic structure of these sentences is "to have experience doing something". Therefore, in each case I would omit the word "of" after "experience". For example:

- Do you have any experience working with kids?

- He has a lot of experience working with kids.

However, the word "of" can follow the word "experience", when used as such:
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