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Sunsail Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Of usage
Hello
can you explain usage of "of" in this sentence? can I use "about" instead?
"there was so little what's known of him"
Best Regards
can you explain usage of "of" in this sentence? can I use "about" instead?
"there was so little what's known of him"
Best Regards
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Your sentence isn't grammatical (and it's not actually a sentence since it doesn't start with a capital letter and end with a period). You could say "there was so little known of him". Here, "of" has sense 5a at : 5 a : relating to : about <stories of her travels> So, yes, you can use "about" instead.
- Your sentence isn't grammatical (and it's not actually a sentence since it doesn't start with a capital letter and end with a period).
- You could say "there was so little known of him".
- Here, "of" has sense 5a at : 5 a : relating to : about <stories of her travels> So, yes, you can use "about" instead.
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Your sentence isn't grammatical (and it's not actually a sentence since it doesn't start with a capital letter and end with a period). You could say "there was so little known of him". Here, "of" has sense 5a at :
5 a: relating to : about <stories of
5 a: relating to : about <stories of
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I think I should have heard right.Here few examples.
"You may well say 'Ah,' for from what's known of him he's not the kind of man one would be proud to serve."
"You may well say 'Ah,' for from what's known of him he's not the kind of man one would be proud to serve."
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"what's known of him" is not ungrammatical in itself. In the right context it's fine. However, "there was so little what's known of him" is ungrammatical.
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