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Ginkgo Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Preposition "to"

0Dear everyone,02br
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00Would you please show me why "01font00to02font00" is put after "rather than" in the following phrase?02br
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00"of or pertaining 01font00to02font00 a single or specific person, thing, group, class, occasion, etc., rather than 01font00to02font00 others or all;"02br
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00The preceding phrase appears in the following dictionary.02br
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00particular [adjective] 1.02br
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00I suppose that the red "01font00to02font00" might be the same as the blue "01font00to02font00".02br
00If so, does the red "01font00to02font00" need to be deleted when "or pertaining 01font00to02font00" is deleted?02br
00If not so, would you please show me another way of expressing the red "01font00to02font00"?02br
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00Awaiting your replies, I remain. Yours sincerely,02br
00Ginkgo.0240
  

Top answer

02br 02br 00 Compare:02br 02br 00 Mr. Smith gave a present to me and to my brother. =02br 00 Mr.

— CalifJim

  • 02br 02br 00 Compare:02br 02br 00 Mr.
  • Smith gave a present to me and to my brother.
  • =02br 00 Mr.
  • Smith gave a present to me and (Mr.
  • 02br 02br 00 This house belongs to Daniel rather than to Jane.
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6 Answers
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0 of or pertaining 01font00to02font00 a single or specific person, thing, group, class, occasion, etc., 02br
00 rather than (of or pertaining) 01font00to02font00 others or all02br
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00 This construction is simply a matter of leaving out repeated words.02br
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0Dear CalifJim,02br
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00Thank you very much for your reply.02br
00It has good example sentences. What is more, it shows me that "of" is put after "rather than" instead of "01font00to02font00" when "or pertaining 01font00to02font00" is deleted. Therefore, the reply is very
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0<<Would you please show me why "00to00" is put after "rather than" in the following phrase?>>02br
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01font00Perhaps, you may see it this way more clearly…02font02br
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00"of or pertaining 00to00 a single or specific person, thing, group, class, occasion, etc., rather than [pertaining]0
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0Dear Goodman,02br
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00Thank you very much for your reply. I suppose it may be stricter.02br
00If you don't mind, please answer this question. Is the following sentence correct in grammar?02br
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00"pertaining 01font00to02font00 or of a single or specific person, thing, group, class, occasion, e
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0Hi Ginko,02br
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00First, this is not a sentence in my opinion, rather; it looks like an explanation probably extracted from a dictionary which does not usually follow 100% of grammatical rules as you know it. I am not exactly sure what you really are asking. Perhaps, other gurus can help. 0-
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0Dear Goodman,02br
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00Thank you very much for your further reply.02br
00In the post: 319562, I shouldn't have used the word "sentence" and then I may have had to write "I suppose the reply may be exacter." instead of "I suppose it may be stricter."02br
00Please excuse me.02br
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00<This is the second question I am asking.&g
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