Discussion:so much "of"
Message 1 - posted by MiniKobe (U14017684) , 15 Hours Ago
There are so much "of" in the sentence below.
[The law of gravity summarizes measurements of the effect of gravity on objects of different mass.]
1.How to understand the relationship between the nouns which are conected by "of" well?
2.Is there another way to express this sentence without using so much "of"?
THX^^
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Message 2 - posted by Jay* (U2975371) -networker, 12 Hours Ago
Prepositions give so much information in English that it is diffiecult to be understood without them.
" of" has many different meanings.
the fisrt two instances, it shows possession.
I can rewrite them to say, "gravity's law" and "gravity's effect".
In the last phrase it is a function word to show a relationship between the object and its mass.
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Being different is torturous for me
13 years ago
So, how do you like their response, Edward? Did they answer your qeustions well?
ReplyDeleteYa!
ReplyDeleteHe points out the different uses of "of", which sometimes confused me.
I just want to know if there is any way to understand the sentences like this more clearly by another expression.
I think to start a discussion on this board is an interesting experience.
In fact, I kept refreshing my discussion page many times and expected to see if my discussion been replied.