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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Preposition

it was very kind____him.
  

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It was very kind to him. But it was very kind of him is correct, too. Look at these sentences.

— Anonymous9n4

  • It was very kind to him.
  • But it was very kind of him is correct, too.
  • Look at these sentences.
  • We didn't have anywhere to stay in but Mark said we could go to his flat.
  • It (or you can use that) was very kind of him.
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It was very kind to him.
But it was very kind of him is correct, too. Look at these sentences.

We didn't have anywhere to stay in but Mark said we could go to his flat. It (or you can use that) was very kind of him.
John was really surprised by the dog - it was very kind to him.
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motor_angel We didn't have anywhere to stay in but
Just as an aside, in the US we don't use this form. (I know this has nothing to do with the poster's question.)

We would say:

We didn't have anywhere to stay, but . . .
We didn't have a place to stay in, but . . .

(just a freebie) [A]
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