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Angliholic Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Observations on/of/about his parents

The boy learns to speak through careful observations on/of/about his parents.

Hi,

Do all of on, of, and about fit in the above and mean about the same? Thanks.
  

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Only "of" works. The boy learns to speak through careful observation of his parents. John

  • Only "of" works.
  • The boy learns to speak through careful observation of his parents.
  • John
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Only "of" works.

The boy learns to speak through careful observation of his parents.

John
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Thanks, Paris.

The sentence in question is from one of the textbooks for senior high school kids here. And the original uses "on," so I wonder if it's a typo.
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I would say that it is a misprint.
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Thanks, Paris.

Yes, a misprint!

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