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Kane159 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Problem with "of"
Hi,
I wonder if I could say,for example, "pressure of blood" instead of "blood pressure",or "surface of water" instead of "water surface" etc.
Could we replace such collocation by using "of"?
thank you in advance
I wonder if I could say,for example, "pressure of blood" instead of "blood pressure",or "surface of water" instead of "water surface" etc.
Could we replace such collocation by using "of"?
thank you in advance
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kane159 Could we replace such collocation by using "of"? Not as a general rule. No.
- kane159 Could we replace such collocation by using "of"?
- Not as a general rule.
- No.
- "the surface of the water" is certainly possible, but many other compound nouns would not be very easily recognizable to native speakers in the "of" form.
- "pressure of blood" for "blood pressure" is an example of a very odd rephrasing.
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kane159Could we replace such collocation by using "of"?Not as a general rule. No. "the surface of the water" is certainly possible, but many other compound nouns would not be very easily recognizable to native speakers in the "of" form. "pressure of blood" for "blood pressure" is an example of a very odd rephrasing. As your knowledge of English increases
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