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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

reason of?

Hi,

I am a bit confused about the preposition after"reason". The Oxford dictionary and a Grammar book don't allow the usage of "reason of" except "by reason of" which has a particular meaning. I found the sentence

"But the reason of this is obvious"

from a website of sentence usage "sentence.yourdictionary.com"
My question is can I use "reason of"? Is the sentence correct?

Thanks in advance.
  

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Anonymous Is the sentence correct? In modern English, no. Google search reveals that the phrase appears in Moby **** , published in 1851, as well as certain other old writings.

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  • Anonymous Is the sentence correct?
  • In modern English, no.
  • Google search reveals that the phrase appears in Moby **** , published in 1851, as well as certain other old writings.
  • Perhaps it was once viewed as correct, but not now.
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AnonymousIs the sentence correct?
In modern English, no. Google search reveals that the phrase appears in Moby ****, published in 1851, as well as certain other old writings. Perhaps it was once viewed as correct, but not now.
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