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Bamtori Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Noun Possibility

Teachers, I've been having this question about the noun possibility. Here's a sentence with it: There is a possibility that he will go back to Seattle. I'm wondering if the preposition OF was dropped before that clause since prepositions can't be used before that clause. I know that OF is sometimes used to sign that the word after OF is the subject of the noun before OF, like in "the arrival of the Queen.". Thanks!
  

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No preposition has been omitted. The 'that' clause is an adjectival appositive of the noun 'possibility'.

  • No preposition has been omitted.
  • The 'that' clause is an adjectival appositive of the noun 'possibility'.
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No preposition has been omitted. The 'that' clause is an adjectival appositive of the noun 'possibility'.

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