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Jigneshbharati Posted 6 years ago
Grammar
Sources of vs for
I watched a video about "The sources of light" with my son who is in year 2. Why doesn't "for" fit in "the sources of/for ladies light"? Which sense of "of" is used in “sources of light”?
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I wouldn't say 'for' is always completely wrong, but 'of' seems more precise. of indicates authorship, cause or origin. eg the people of Toonto eg The novels of Jane Austen eg the origin of covid-19 for indicates with reference to, regarding Clive
- I wouldn't say 'for' is always completely wrong, but 'of' seems more precise.
- of indicates authorship, cause or origin.
- eg the people of Toonto eg The novels of Jane Austen eg the origin of covid-19 for indicates with reference to, regarding Clive
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I wouldn't say 'for' is always completely wrong, but 'of' seems more precise.
of indicates authorship, cause or origin.
eg the people of Toonto
eg The novels of Jane Austen
eg the origin of covid-19
for indicates with reference to, regarding
Clive
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