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Onizo Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Of value.

They believe the substituted fixtures to be of equal value.

Of value. Why do you need 'of'? How is it different from saying 'to be equal value' without of ?
  

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Consider rearranging the sentence: ‘The substituted fixtures are believed to be [‘equally valuable’ = ‘of equal value’ = ‘equal in value’]. The three options mean the same. By adding "They", it needed to be rearranged but the three options still apply.

— Wilpeter

  • Consider rearranging the sentence: ‘The substituted fixtures are believed to be [‘equally valuable’ = ‘of equal value’ = ‘equal in value’].
  • The three options mean the same.
  • By adding "They", it needed to be rearranged but the three options still apply.
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Consider rearranging the sentence:
‘The substituted fixtures are believed to be [‘equally valuable’ = ‘of equal value’ = ‘equal in value’].
The three options mean the same.
By adding "They", it needed to be rearranged but the three options still apply.
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onizoThey believe the substituted fixtures to be of equal value.
= They believe that the substituted fixtures are of equal value.

Focus only on the underlined part. Ignore the adjectives. Now you have:

The fixtures are of equal value. ~ Each fixture has the same value as the others.

"of" in
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Thank you.

Then with the following example, what words would you use after of?
He is of ...
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onizoHe is of ...
You can use fraze.it to find examples.

Here are some:

He is of medium build with short black hair.
He is of Indian heritage.
He is of a mind to support the boycott.
He is of the opinion that all people are equal.
He is of Middle Eastern descent.
He is of no use to society.

CJ
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