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Vincent Teo Posted 16 years ago
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Preposition - of / for / from

Can I say,

(a) The stranger claimed that he was an inspector of / from a government department.

(b) When she went out / outside, a man said that he was an inspector from the government department. He said that her father had called him to check her stove.

(c) The stranger told her that he wanted to check / check for her stove.

(d) The stranger went to her house for checking / to check her stove.
  

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(a) The stranger claimed that he was an inspector from a government department. (b) When she went out / outside, a man said that he was an inspector from a government department. He said that her father had called him to check her stove.

  • (a) The stranger claimed that he was an inspector from a government department.
  • (b) When she went out / outside, a man said that he was an inspector from a government department.
  • He said that her father had called him to check her stove.
  • (c) The stranger told her that he wanted to check her stove.
  • (d) The stranger went to her house to check her stove.
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(a) The stranger claimed that he was an inspector from a government department.

(b) When she went out / outside, a man said that he was an inspector from a government department. He said that her father had called him to check her stove.

(c) The stranger told her that he wanted to check her stove.

(d) The stranger went to her house to check her stove.

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