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MyShirley Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

to or of?

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Can I change "of" into "to"? Why is "of " used in this sentence?

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You ask ask questions of. You can pose questions to, or submit questions to. Some verbs take certain prepositions all the time, or in almost ever case - others take different prepositions depending on the particular usage.

— BarbaraPA

  • You ask ask questions of.
  • You can pose questions to, or submit questions to.
  • Some verbs take certain prepositions all the time, or in almost ever case - others take different prepositions depending on the particular usage.
  • I'm afraid the only thing to do is memorize them - but a native speaker will understand your meaning if you make a mistake.
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You ask ask questions of.

You can pose questions to, or submit questions to.

Some verbs take certain prepositions all the time, or in almost ever case - others take different prepositions depending on the particular usage. I'm afraid the only thing to do is memorize them - but a native speaker will understand your meaning if you make a mistake.
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Grammar GeekYou ask ask questions of.

You can pose questions to, or submit questions to.

. I'm afraid the only thing to do is memorize them - but a native speaker will understand your meaning if you make a mistake.

Not always, GG. If the mistake is to use "about" instead of "of" above, for example:

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