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Vsuresh Posted 12 years ago
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Hi
Please help with me with this sentence.

Some animals have 'motherly' instincts for people.

Here can we use of or to also here?
  

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Here can we use of or to also here? What do you mean? Does it mean that they can take some sort of care the way a mother does?

— Anonymous

  • Here can we use of or to also here?
  • What do you mean?
  • Does it mean that they can take some sort of care the way a mother does?
  • If it's the case, I'd write: Some animals display 'motherly' instincts of taking care of people.
  • I think that guide dogs appear to have such motherly' instincts.
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vsureshHiPlease help with me with this sentence.Some animals have 'motherly' instincts for people.Here can we use of or to also here?
What do you mean? Does it mean that they can take some sort of care the way a mother does?

If it's the case, I'd write: Some animals display 'motherly' instincts of taking care of people.

I think that g
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AnonymousWhat do you mean? Does it mean that they can take some sort of care the way a mother does?
Yes.
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