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Hanuman_2000 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

sensible mother

Hello,

"Why can't you be like the Happy Prince?" asked a sensible mother of her little boy who was crying for the moon. "The Happy Prince never dreams of crying for anything."

Is it "of" or "to"?

Thanks.

  

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of Because she is asking something of her son. She wants something from him. She wants him to be sensible.

— Robyn Terri

  • of Because she is asking something of her son.
  • She wants something from him.
  • She wants him to be sensible.
  • It is not trefering to what she is saying to him.
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Because she is asking something of her son. She wants something from him. She wants him to be sensible. It is not trefering to what she is saying to him.
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Hi hanuman_2000,

The following sentences are very common regarding the usage of 'of' and 'to', in the given context.

(1) She is a mother of three children..

(2) He is a father of two boys.

(3) She gave birth to three children.
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I'd write: " ... a sensible mother asked her little boy, who ... "
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