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Victo Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
'of which' or 'for which'
I say 'for which' is correct below.
She listened to his excuses, of which (OR: for which) he had many.
When would 'of which' be used?
She listened to his excuses, of which (OR: for which) he had many.
When would 'of which' be used?
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No; ' of which' is correct in your sentence. She listened to his mistakes , for which he had many excuses .
- No; ' of which' is correct in your sentence.
- She listened to his mistakes , for which he had many excuses .
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No; 'of which' is correct in your sentence.
She listened to his mistakes, for which he had many excuses.
She listened to his mistakes, for which he had many excuses.
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Thanks. You said 'of which' was correct, but you used the 'for which' sentence underneath it. Confused.
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victoYou said 'of which' was correct, but you used the 'for which' sentence underneath it.Please compare the two sentences and tell me what difference you see.
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1. She listened to his excuses, of which he had many.
2. She listened to his excuses. He had many of them.
Does the above explain why 'of' is the correct preposition?
2. She listened to his excuses. He had many of them.
Does the above explain why 'of' is the correct preposition?
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