Meaning of "of the appointment"?

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Please look at this sentence.

Keeping up his optimism,samuels said of the appointment "I trust the Brandt group's decision implicitly"

In this sentence, Is the meaning of "of the appointment" an adverbial meaning of "the appointment"?
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Please check whether or not my sentence is right in grammar / Please check whether or not my sentence is right grammatically.
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[1]Could you tell me what the meaning of "of the appointment" is?
And [2]what is the difference between "keep" and "keep up"?

Thanks in advance.

RandomGuy · Accepted Answer

Son JamesKeeping up his optimism,samuels said of the appointment "I trust the Brandt group's decision implicitly"

That sentence is wrong and unnatural, so there is no point in analyzing the grammar.

Son JamesAnd [2]what is the difference between "keep" and "keep up"?

Please see a dictionary. (Keep up is listed under Verb phrases.)

Clive · Answer

Please look at this sentence.

Keeping up his optimism, Samuels said of the appointment "I trust the Brandt group's decision implicitly"

'Of here means 'about'. about the appointment
eg
Tom said of Mary, 'I love her'.

In this sentence, Is the meaning of "of the appointment" an adverbial meaning of "the appointment"?
Like this,
Please check whether or not my sentence is right in grammar / Please check whether or not my sentence is right grammatically.
in this case, In grammar = grammatically.

[1]Could you tell me what the meaning of "of the appointment" is? The act of appointing someone, eg to a job.

eg The President appointed Tom as his Secretary of State. It was a wise appointment.

And [2]what is the difference between "keep" and "keep up"?
Here's the broad idea.
keep - retain

keep up - is idiomatic for maintain, continue. eg Keep up th goodwork

Clive

Son James · Answer

Thank you so much,Mr.Aspara Gus<img class='emoticon' style='Width:19px;Height:19px;' data-delaysrc='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/10.gif' src='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/10.gif' alt='Emotion: embarrassed'/>

Son James · Answer

I've usually used "keep" as a meaning of "maintain". Thank you so much for your kind explanation,Mr.Clive<img class='emoticon' style='Width:19px;Height:19px;' data-delaysrc='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/10.gif' src='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/10.gif' alt='Emotion: embarrassed'/>

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