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“A growing body of knowledge has changed our perception of larval life and behavior. The classical view was <of> passive larvae carried by ocean currents, settling when they reached some critical stage of competency. If a larva happened to be over appropriate habitat at that stage, its chances were good. If it was somewhere less favorable, such as over great ocean depths, then it was game over. We now know that larvae are much more active than this in their settling activities.“
I would appreciate if you explain to me how you parse the underlined part above, while I analyze as follows;
* of; used to show who something or someone has a connection with
* The classical view was [of passive larvae carried by ocean currents, settling when they reached some critical stage of competency].
= The classical view was [connected with passive larvae (which were carried by ocean currents), (which settled when they reached some critical stage of competency)].
*source;
https://books.google.co.kr/books?id=FyehAR6hsUUC&pg=PA548&lpg=PA548&dq=%22A+growing+body+of+knowledge+has+changed+our+perception+of+larval+life+and+behavior%22&source=bl&ots=lqxo8x-QVr&sig=ACfU3U0sCwEX3behXTvvTfc3ks8ELXyMDA&hl=ko&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj5493Qtc72AhWtxzgGHT7TAOsQ6AF6BAgCEAM#v=onepage&q=%22A%20growing%20body%20of%20knowledge%20has%20changed%20our%20perception%20of%20larval%20life%20and%20behavior%22&f=false
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deepcosmos I would appreciate if you explain to me how you parse the underlined part above That is indeed a peculiar (but perfectly correct) structure with "of". It means the classical view (opinion) consisted of (was) the following idea: passive larvae …. The Oxford English Dictionary online devotes 42 pages to "of".
- deepcosmos I would appreciate if you explain to me how you parse the underlined part above That is indeed a peculiar (but perfectly correct) structure with "of".
- It means the classical view (opinion) consisted of (was) the following idea: passive larvae ….
- The Oxford English Dictionary online devotes 42 pages to "of".
- It would take all day to ferret out the applicable definition here.
- Just add your "larvae" sentence to your store of idiom.
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deepcosmosI would appreciate if you explain to me how you parse the underlined part above
That is indeed a peculiar (but perfectly correct) structure with "of". It means the classical view (opinion) consisted of (was) the following idea: passive larvae ….
The Oxford English Dictionary online devotes 42 pages to "of". It would take all day to fe
0I don't think a dictionary dive under the entry "of" is really going to help much here.
I think the important thing to take away from this example is that there are at least three ways of expressing this kind of idea.
The first of the three variants in each set below is repetitive and so avoided.
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The image was the/an image of a monk poisoned while
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