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Meantolearn Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary
Prepositions
The Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln
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It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us-that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion-that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain, that this nation under God shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth.
1. What kind of government is the government of the people?
What does ‘of’ mean here? Is it a common usage in English?
2. What kind of government is the government by the people?
What does ‘by’ mean here? Is it a common usage in English?
3. What kind of government is the government for the people?
What does ‘for’ mean here? Is it a common usage in English?
Thanks,
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It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us-
1. What kind of government is the government of the people?
What does ‘of’ mean here? Is it a common usage in English?
2. What kind of government is the government by the people?
What does ‘by’ mean here? Is it a common usage in English?
3. What kind of government is the government for the people?
What does ‘for’ mean here? Is it a common usage in English?
Thanks,
Top answer
The speech is more inspired rhetoric than cold grammar, MTL, but they are all common uses of these prepositions and the general meanings are (1) genitive-- the citizenry's government; (2) agency -- the citizenry govern themselves; and (3) purpose -- the goal of government is the citizenry's welfare.
- The speech is more inspired rhetoric than cold grammar, MTL, but they are all common uses of these prepositions and the general meanings are (1) genitive-- the citizenry's government; (2) agency -- the citizenry govern themselves; and (3) purpose -- the goal of government is the citizenry's welfare.
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The speech is more inspired rhetoric than cold grammar, MTL, but they are all common uses of these prepositions and the general meanings are (1) genitive-- the citizenry's government; (2) agency -- the citizenry govern themselves; and (3) purpose -- the goal of government is the citizenry's welfare.
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