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Mizansinha007 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Please, remove my a little confusion regarding the passage bellow,

Dogs are kept as our pets. They are called our domestic animals.
It is a faithful animal and is devoted to his master.
Such a rare quality is found in dogs only. dog has four legs.
It is of many colors and of many breeds. It also differs in size.
Some dogs are even kept in the pocket.

Here, It is of many colors.
Q. This sentence's structure is called what? Please analyse it.

Thanks, teachers.

Please correct my statements. Thanks
  

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It is of many colors. He has a coat of many colors . "of many colors" is an adjectival prepositional phrase.

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  • It is of many colors.
  • He has a coat of many colors .
  • "of many colors" is an adjectival prepositional phrase.
  • " Such phrases can be used as complements after linking verbs, as in your sentence.
  • Other examples: The recent situation in Syria is of concern to the entire global community.
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It is of many colors.

He has a coat of many colors.
"of many colors" is an adjectival prepositional phrase. In the above sentence, it is a post-modifier of the noun "coat."
Such phrases can be used as complements after linking verbs, as in your sentence.

Other examples:

The recent situation in Syria is of concern to the entire global community.
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Thanks, AlpheccaStars.
AlpheccaStarsHe is of two minds.
What is meant by the above sentence? Please.

And, see the sentence below and please identify, Which one is correct and more acceptable in grammatical sense, I am talking about dog.

#1. Its body is covered by short fur.
#2. Its body is covered with short fur.

Thanks.
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Please, teach me anyone regarding the sentences above.
I appreciate your valuable time.

Thanks.
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He is of two minds means he can't decide between two conflicting thoughts or opinions he has about a given subject. He sees the advantages and disadvantages of each of two conflicting ways of proceeding on a project, for example.

Its body is covered with short fur.

We usually say covered with to describe such things.

CJ
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Thanks, CalifJim.

Please, Help me again.

#1. Its body is covered by short fur.
If I am not mistaken, It's a passive sentence. So my question is that, is "by" incorrect. Please teach me.
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mizansinha007If I am not mistaken, it's a passive sentence.
I'm afraid you are mistaken. covered (with) is adjectival, not verbal. No one actually covers (verb) its body with fur. There is no agent. Fur can't be an agent of action. The agent in a true passive is introduced by the preposition by, but
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Thanks for your teaching, Califjim.I have understood your point, which I didn't think. Thanks a lot.
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