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Cat desk Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

"In" vs "of"

Which one is correct in the following sentences : In or of??? 1a- John is the tallest boy in the class.? 1b- John is the tallest boy of the class.??2a- Christiano Ronaldo is the best soccer player in the world.? 2b- Christiano Ronaldo is the best soccer player of the world.??3a- Lionel messi is the best player of Barcelona.? (I mean Football club of Barcelona)

3b- Lionel messi is the best player in Barcelona.? (I mean Football club of Barcelona)

4a- Lionel messi is the best player in Argentina. (I want to mean Argentina's international football team.)

4b- Lionel messi is the best player of Argentina. (I want to mean Argentina's international football team.)

5a- Sir Donald Bradman is the most renowned player in Cricket.? 5b- Sir Donald Bradman is the most renowned player of Cricket.?
  

Top answer

All superlatives introduce the universe of comparison with the preposition in . Not of . cat desk Argentina.

— CalifJim

  • All superlatives introduce the universe of comparison with the preposition in .
  • Not of .
  • cat desk Argentina.
  • I want (it) to mean Argentina's international football team.
  • I might say "I have a pet cat" and then say "I want 'cat' to mean 'dog'".
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All superlatives introduce the universe of comparison with the preposition in.

Not of.

cat deskArgentina. I want (it) to mean Argentina's international football team.

I might say "I have a pet cat" and then say "I want 'cat' to mean 'dog'". That doesn't do any good. I can't just want words to mean what I want them to mean.

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cat deskBradman is the most renowned player of Cricket.?

If you are not specifying the universe of comparison, it's

... is the most renowned cricket player.

"cricket" is not capitalized.

CJ

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