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Daxiaoaixad Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

think of & think about

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00 * What do you think about/of it?02br
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0* What do you think of it? 02font 02br 00* What are you thinking about? 02font 02br 02br 01font 00Preposition can alter the verb and the meaning of a sentence greatly.

— Goodman

  • 0* What do you think of it?
  • 02font 02br 00* What are you thinking about?
  • 02font 02br 02br 01font 00Preposition can alter the verb and the meaning of a sentence greatly.
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0* What do you think of it? 01font00Means what is your take on something or opinion about it.02font02br
00* What are you thinking about? 01font00Means "what is on your mind".02font02br
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01font00Preposition can alter the verb and the meaning of a sentence
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0Hi Daxi02br
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00Goodman well explained about the semantic difference of the two sentences. I'd like to add some grammatical difference between the two.02br
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01font00[1]00What do you think about/of it?02br
02font00Here "think" (=deduce, infer) is a transitive verb and "what" is the direct object o
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