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Pkr Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Is of watching the Watergate hearings

Hi
in this sentence
My first, most vivid television memory is of watching the Watergate hearings in 1973 at my rapt mother’s side.
from:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/16/arts/television/all-my-children-and-one-life-to-live-life-lessons.html

If "of" were left out,would the meaning be any different?

And what's the grammatical function of the prepositional phrase of "of watching.....mother's side"?

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pkr If "of" were left out,would the meaning be any different? Not really. mother's side"?

— CalifJim

  • pkr If "of" were left out,would the meaning be any different?
  • Not really.
  • mother's side"?
  • It's a complement of "memory", thus: My first, most vivid television memory is (the memory) of watching the Watergate hearings in 1973 at my rapt mother’s side.
  • CJ
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pkrIf "of" were left out,would the meaning be any different?
Not really.
pkrgrammatical function of the prepositional phrase of "of watching.....mother's side"?
It's a complement of "memory", thus:

My first, most vivid television memory is (the memory) of watching the Watergate hearings in 1973 at my rapt mother’s
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