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Lucas21c Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Preposition
Could you confirm whether both of the sentences are possible in each following pair? Thank you.
1A. This idea is well worth considering.
1B. This idea is well worth of considering.
2A. The kid was afraid of going out alone at night.
2B. The kid was afraid about going out alone at night.
1A. This idea is well worth considering.
1B. This idea is well worth of considering.
2A. The kid was afraid of going out alone at night.
2B. The kid was afraid about going out alone at night.
Top answer
#1a and #2a are correct. #1b and #2b are incorrect.
- #1a and #2a are correct.
- #1b and #2b are incorrect.
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How about the following sentences? Are all of them okay?
1. This house is worth of about one million dollars.
2. This house is worth about one million dollars. (without 'of')
3. This is one million dollars worth of a house.
1. This house is worth of about one million dollars.
2. This house is worth about one million dollars. (without 'of')
3. This is one million dollars worth of a house.
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Then, could you tell me why the following sentence is okay? (I extracted it from CNN)
His business has an estimated worth of $700 million.
His business has an estimated worth of $700 million.
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Unfortunately I can't find any reason why "This house is worth of one million dollars" is wrong while "His business has an estimated worth of $700 million" is correct. Could you give me some explanation about that? Why the former is not acceptable, but the latter is possible?
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lucas21cThis house is worth'worth' is an adjective. This house is equal in value to one million dollars.ofone million dollars.
lucas21cHis business has an estimated worth of $700 million.'worth' is a noun. His business has an estimated value equal to $700 million.
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