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Vincent Teo Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

photo



Can I say,

(a) The photo is Mr and Mrs Lim, their son and their daughter.

The photo is Mr and Mrs Lim and their family.

(b) This is a photograph / photo with / of Mr Lim's family.

(c) The picture in the frame is Mr Lim's family.

  

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Vincent Teo Can I say, (a) The photo is of Mr and Mrs Lim and their son and daughter. The photo is of Mr and Mrs Lim and their family. OR: The photo is of Mr and Mrs Lim and their children.

— Yankee

  • Vincent Teo Can I say, (a) The photo is of Mr and Mrs Lim and their son and daughter.
  • The photo is of Mr and Mrs Lim and their family.
  • OR: The photo is of Mr and Mrs Lim and their children.
  • (b) This is a photograph / photo with / of Mr Lim's family.
  • (c) The picture in the frame is of Mr Lim's family.
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Vincent Teo
Can I say,

(a) The photo is of Mr and Mrs Lim and their son and daughter.

The photo is of Mr and Mrs Lim and their family. OR: The photo is of Mr and Mrs Lim and their children.

(b) This
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Yankee
Vincent Teo

Can I say,


(c) The picture in the frame is of Mr Lim's family.

Why use "...is of..."?

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Amy, I have the same question as VT. Here's my take:

This is a photo of Mr. Lim's family. => reworded as=> The photo is of Mr. Lim's family.

Can I interpret it in this way?

Thanks!
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Vincent TeoAnyone can explain? Can anyone explain (that to me)?
Best wishes,

PBF
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Amy, I have the same question as VT. Here's my take:

This is a photo of Mr. Lim's family. => reworded as=> The photo is of Mr. Lim's family.

Can I interpret it in this way?
I don't see Amy around.
Yes, you can interpret it that way.
That's right.

CJ
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Thanks, Jim. Emotion: smile
You're right, I wasn't.
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Shall I know the reasons?
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a photo of Mary
a picture of Bob
a drawing of Susan

This is a photo of Mary.
This photo is a photo of Mary.
This photo is (a photo) of Mary.
This photo is one of Mary. [replacing "a photo" with the pronoun "one"]
This photo is of Mary. [leaving out "a photo", because it's just a repetition of the word photo.]

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