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Lucas21c Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Of/from

Could you tell which preposition is right between 'of' and 'from' in the following sentence?

Bread is made of [ of / from ] flour.
  

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Bread is made of [ of / from ] flour. from. It's the primary ingredient, but not the only one.

— CalifJim

  • Bread is made of [ of / from ] flour.
  • from.
  • It's the primary ingredient, but not the only one.
  • We usually use 'from' in that case.
  • The flour has to be combined with other ingredients and processed before it becomes bread.
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lucas21cCould you tell which preposition is right between 'of' and 'from' in the following sentence?Bread is made of [ of / from ] flour.
from.

It's the primary ingredient, but not the only one. We usually use 'from' in that case.
The flour has to be combined with other ingredients and processed before it becomes bread. We usually use 'from' in
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If so, is this sentence, "Bread is a very common food made from flour, water, and yeast", right?
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lucas21cIf so, is this sentence, "Bread is a very common food made from flour, water, and yeast", right?
Yes, that's right. (But don't forget to add a little salt.)
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