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Guyper Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

"It's of the"

"Hard to photograph, but it's of the sticky mess on the bathroom door."

"For that reason alone, it's of the utmost importance that we succeed!"

Is the term simply a formal version of it's the?

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To be of importance is a formal way to say to be important: This matter is of great importance . = This matter is very/extremely important. Please note that importance is a noun.

  • To be of importance is a formal way to say to be important: This matter is of great importance .
  • = This matter is very/extremely important.
  • Please note that importance is a noun.
  • The structure doesn't work in your first sentence, though.
  • CB
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To be of importance is a formal way to say to be important:

This matter is of great importance. = This matter is very/extremely important.

Please note that importance is a noun. The structure doesn't work in your first sentence, though.

CB

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