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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Of

Hi.

I've heard this sentence on the radio today: "I know some places where I've had some experiences of."

My question is: is the preposition "of" the part of the preposition phrase "of where"?

Thank you.
  

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Your sentence as it stands does not make much sense to me. I would expect another word or phrase at the end. " Perhaps in the context of the whole original paragraph the meaning would be more clear.

— Blue Jay

  • Your sentence as it stands does not make much sense to me.
  • I would expect another word or phrase at the end.
  • " Perhaps in the context of the whole original paragraph the meaning would be more clear.
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Your sentence as it stands does not make much sense to me. I would expect another word or phrase at the end.
"I know some places where I've had some experiences of XYZ."
Perhaps in the context of the whole original paragraph the meaning would be more clear.
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Thank you, Blue Jay, for your useful reply.

Indeed, the first I've thought about it is that it is some sort of ellipsis in which the "XYZ" is implied. But on the second thought I've taken it as a sentence with the relative adverb "where" that is doing the job of the relative pronoun "which". In such a case if we substitute "of which" with "of where" then, in my opinion, "of" can be left a
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AnonymousBut on the second thought I've taken it as a sentence with the relative adverb "where" that is doing the job of the relative pronoun "which". In such a case if we substitute "of which" with "of where" then, in my opinion, "of" can be left alone at the end of the sentence.
I agree with you that "I know some places which I've had some experiences
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Thank you, Blue Jay, for your useful reply.
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