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EngBB Posted 15 years ago
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The sentence below is copied from my textbook:

Auditor independence from the board of directors is of great importance to shareholders.

Why there is a preposition "of" in the middle of the sentence? Is it necessary to include it? What's the role of this preposition?

Can I revise it like this?

Auditor independence from the board of directors is a great importance to shareholders.
  

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EngBB Why there is a preposition "of" in the middle of the sentence? Is it necessary to include it? What's the role of this preposition?

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  • EngBB Why there is a preposition "of" in the middle of the sentence?
  • Is it necessary to include it?
  • What's the role of this preposition?
  • " of great importance " is a prepositional phrase, used as a predicate adjective.
  • It is rather formal writing, which gives it stronger emphasis.
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EngBBWhy there is a preposition "of" in the middle of the sentence? Is it necessary to include it? What's the role of this preposition?
"of great importance" is a prepositional phrase, used as a predicate adjective. It is rather formal writing, which gives it stronger emphasis.

Other examples:

He was a man of means. (He was a w
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to be of importance = to be important

See .

CJ
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Fish of great size live in the pool.

Why it's not "Fish of great size lives in the pool"?
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If you want the singular, you write:

A fish of great size lives ...

For the plural, you write:

Fish of great size live ...

The plural of fish is fish.

CJ
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