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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

'of' native sense?

what Preposition 'of' is meaning??

'of' have a lot of meaning in Oxoford dictionary or Longman dictionary.

What is the 'of' core meaning???

I think that 'of' is the queen in preposition............

help !!
  

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Yes, of has many uses; the 'core' meaning is probably among these: 'derivation, origin, source, possession, connection, association'. The main thing for learners is to avoid its use for another preposition that is more appropriate or natural, and as a human possessive.

  • Yes, of has many uses; the 'core' meaning is probably among these: 'derivation, origin, source, possession, connection, association'.
  • The main thing for learners is to avoid its use for another preposition that is more appropriate or natural, and as a human possessive.
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Yes, of has many uses; the 'core' meaning is probably among these: 'derivation, origin, source, possession, connection, association'. The main thing for learners is to avoid its use for another preposition that is more appropriate or natural, and as a human possessive.
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thank you.

but, it is not what I want...

however, i appreciate.

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