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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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The police searched the house of/for the suspect
The police searched the house of/for the suspect thoroughly.
Hi,
Do both of and for fit in the above and mean about the same to you? Thanks.
Hi,
Do both of and for fit in the above and mean about the same to you? Thanks.
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Angliholic The police thoroughly searched the house of/ for the suspect thoroughly . "Of" is clearly wrong. Abverb moved for clarity.
- Angliholic The police thoroughly searched the house of/ for the suspect thoroughly .
- "Of" is clearly wrong.
- Abverb moved for clarity.
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AngliholicThe police thoroughly searched the house"Of" is clearly wrong. Abverb moved for clarity.of/for the suspectthoroughly.
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Thanks, Huevos.
But are you sure? The original uses "of" rather than "for," and it is a test question from the college entrance examination here. And I think it's written by a certain professor. Thus, it shouldn't be wrong.
But are you sure? The original uses "of" rather than "for," and it is a test question from the college entrance examination here. And I think it's written by a certain professor. Thus, it shouldn't be wrong.
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Sorry Angliholic, I overlooked the other meaning.
Case 1 ("of"): Your sentence is literary, but most people would form that sentence thus, "The police searched the suspect's house.", i.e. possessive. The house being searched belonged to the suspect, but we don't know what the police are looking for.
Case 2 ("for"): The police searched a house, that may or may not ha
Case 1 ("of"): Your sentence is literary, but most people would form that sentence thus, "The police searched the suspect's house.", i.e. possessive. The house being searched belonged to the suspect, but we don't know what the police are looking for.
Case 2 ("for"): The police searched a house, that may or may not ha
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