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Fire1 Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Of the firm of X vs in the form of X

1. The structure is of the form of X.

2. The structure is in the form of X.

What is the difference in meaning and which one is grammatically correct?

I think 1 means the structure is united with the form of X and 2 means the structure is shaped in the form of X

So, as for 1, I don't think the entire shape of the structure must look in the form of X (maybe ,part of it is united with the form of X?), but as for 2, I do think the entire shape of the structure must look in the form of X.

I wonder whether my thinking is correct.

  

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fire1 1. The structure is of the form of X. 2.

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  • fire1 1.
  • The structure is of the form of X.
  • 2.
  • The structure is in the form of X.
  • I understand these to mean the same thing, namely that the structure has the same shape as X (or broadly the same).
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fire11. The structure is of the form of X.
2. The structure is in the form of X.

I understand these to mean the same thing, namely that the structure has the same shape as X (or broadly the same). (2) seems the more usual way of saying it.

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