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Re: for or of ?

Avangi — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 06:28:12 GMT

Haohaoxuexi wrote:

Hi teachers:
how to add a preposition after the noun, can u explain a bit when I need to for or of?

Can you give me the template for/of a resume?   This is the template for/of a resume.

What is the price for/of this T-shirt?           The price for/of this T-shirt is 100$.

He is the sponsor of/for this event.          He wants to be a sponsor of/for this event.

He is a volunteer in/of/for this event.       He wants to become a voluteer in/of /for the Olympics.

He has much knowledge of/on/in the computer.

What is your understanding of/on this matter?

What is your perception of/on this matter?

Thanks a lot!

A volunteer in the event would be a contestant rather than a staffer.

Concerning the "sponsor" example, I believe both are common, with a shade of difference in meaning, but I can't seem to get a handle on it right now. Your teacher probably wants "of."

Concerning the "understanding" example, I'm sure your teacher wants "of" , but I also hear the other choice, as in "what's your take on this matter?" take = understanding    Perhaps it's a colloquial meaning, such as "I thought we had an understanding on this!" (an agreement)

Some of these are really difficult; I don't envy your teacher. Common usages often corrupt the pure meanings of the nouns so that an alternate meaning seems to call for an alternate preposition. If you said, "What's your opinion of/on this matter?," and it's a controversial issue, your opinion on it could be, "I'm against it." Your opinion of the issue could be, "I think it's stupid." I don't think you can say that a given noun always takes the same preposition. I believe you can change the preposition to show which meaning you intend.

Regards,   - A.

for or of ?

Haohaoxuexi — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 14:43:06 GMT

Hi teachers:
how to add a preposition after the noun, can u explain a bit when I need to for or of?

Can you give the template for/of resume? This is the template for/of resume.
What is the price for/of this T-shirt? The price for/of this T-shirt is 100$.
He is the sponsor of/for this event. He wants to be a sponsor of/for this event.
He is a volunteer in/of/for this event. He wants to become a voluteer in/of /for the Olympics.
He has much knowledge of/on/in computer.
What is your understanding of/on this matter?
What is your percetion of/on this matter?

Thanks a lot!

Re: Capitilaztion

Philip — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 03:36:17 GMT

Tumbling wrote:

Will someone please check me.

Red the small letters that should be capitalized in the following sentences.

1. The Fairfax hotel operates on the american plan.
2. Sarah Whiting, an astronomer at wellesley, helped plan the Whitin observatory.
3. This spring my aunt Mary saw several elk near Douglas lake.
4. Our high school plans to perform Hansberrys A raisin in the sun.
5. Because I was sick for two weeks, I fell behind in literature, algebra, and world history I.

I, as in AmEng, would add to Feebs:

3) Aunt -- unless you separate 'aunt' from 'Mary' with commas

4) 'In' (perhaps an insignificant preposition) should be capitalized

5) Standard is to capitalize all classes if they are listed as the title of the class. "I really like to study literature, history and algebra" ~ "my favorite classes are Literature, History and Algebra". As far as I know, this is standard here in the colonies.

Parts of Speech

Carlagee — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 22:47:55 GMT

I have some questions about the homework i was giving. Can you please tell me if i am doing these right. if i am not please tell me what i am doing wrong.

A. Identifying the Parts of Speech in Sentences
Identify the part of speech of each bold italicized word below. On the line before each sentence, write adj. For adjective, adv. For adverb, conj for conjunction, intj for interjection, n. for noun, prep. For preposition, pron for pronoun, or v. verb.

Adj 1. What kind of answer is that.
Adv 2. Karen could find only one other piece of information about her topic.
Conj 3. Either you let me pay for dinner or I wonât go.
V 4. The idea has been around for awhile.
N 5. In 1986, the astronaut Chang-Diaz sent a massage in Spanish to earth from the space shuttle.
Prep 6. The sports world was shocked when Michael Jordan announced his retirement from professional basketball.
Prep 7. Take this back to the store, please, and ask for a refund.
Intj 8. Hooray! The parade has finally begun.
N9. In 1937, a group of well-known photographers documented the despair cause by the Depression in rural America.
Adv10. That young girl has an incredibly lovely voice.

B. Identifying the Parts of Speech in a Paragraph
Above each bold italicized word identify the part of speech. If the italicized word is a pronoun underline itâs antecedent. It the italicized word is a adj or adv underline the word that it modifies.

pron
(11)The paper has a listing of many events that are happening over the weekend. (12)The
Adj pron
Dinosaurs of Jurassic Park exhibit opens today. (13) This display is interactive. That
adj
should be fun. (14) Or we can go to the Computer Museum for the Letter to the White
adv
House exhibit. (15)Anyone at this exhibit may sent a message directly to President
Clinton.(16) If neither of those attractions excites you, the Latin group La Seccion del
Adj pron
Sabor is playingdowntown. (17) This group has gotten good reviews, because their
adv
music is lively and upbeat. (18) Oktoberfest starts early tomorrowin the park. (19) A
pron
Bavarian band will be on hand to entertain us with its lively tunes. (20) Iâm sure we can
pron
find something to do among all of these city events.

through/in the genes

Angliholic — Wed, 02 May 2007 15:05:38 GMT

Genetics is the study of how the qualities of living things are passed on through/in their genes.

Which preposition sounds right to you here, through or in their genes? Thanks.

Re: On the beach

Selecter — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 21:07:26 GMT

Conchita57 wrote:
According to Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary, 'wade' is also American English for 'paddle':

paddle (WALK) UK
verb [ I ] (US wade)
to walk with bare feet through shallow water, often at the edge of the sea:

We rolled up our trousers and paddled along the seashore.

wade
verb
1 [I usually + adverb or preposition; T] to walk through water with difficulty because of the pressure of the water against your legs:

The river was full but we managed to wade across.
We waded a shallow river.

That's right but wade and paddle have differences in meaning even in american english. At least your post didn't prove that both mean the same thing (walk across the river and walk along the seashore aren't the same thing)

Re: On the beach

Conchita57 — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 21:00:53 GMT

According to Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary, 'wade' is also American English for 'paddle':

paddle (WALK) UK
verb [ I ] (US wade)
to walk with bare feet through shallow water, often at the edge of the sea:

We rolled up our trousers and paddled along the seashore.

wade
verb
1 [I usually + adverb or preposition; T] to walk through water with difficulty because of the pressure of the water against your legs:

The river was full but we managed to wade across.
We waded a shallow river.

Re: which or in which

Philip — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 14:26:36 GMT

Angliholic wrote:

But then emerged bizarre stories about the manner which/in which the first astronaut had provided for cross-country driving without rest stops.

Should I use which or in which here and why? Thanks.

In which: one does something in a particular manner, and we keep whatever preposition for the relative clause.

Re: When shown to be wrong, I had to eat humble pie.

Jackson6612 — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 11:19:46 GMT

Participle clauses

	Ramesh Chandra Sharma from India writes:
		What is the difference in meaning between these two sentences: Seeing an accident ahead, I stopped my car. Having seen an accident ahead, I stopped my car.

	Roger Woodham replies:
There is not very much difference in meaning between these two pairs of sentences. Sometimes we can use an -ing or past participle clause with similar meanings, as here, although use of the past participle form emphasises that the first action has been completed before the second action begins. Thus, we could paraphrase these two sentences as follows: Having seen an accident ahead, I stopped my car. I noticed that there had been an accident ahead and stopped my car. Seeing an accident ahead, I stopped my car. When I saw the accident ahead, I stopped my car. In general, we tend not to use participle clauses so much in speech. They are too formal. In speech we would probably say: I saw an accident ahead, so I stopped my car. However, in written English participial clauses can be very useful. As you can see from the examples above, when the subject in the participle clause is the same as the participle in the main clause, they enable us to say the same thing, but with fewer words. participial clauses = adverbial clauses Participial clauses often express condition, reason, cause, result or time in a similar way to full adverbial clauses, only more economically. Compare the following: Used sparingly, this face cream should last you until Christmas. If you use it sparingly, this face cream should last you until Christmas. Having taken the wrong train, I found myself in Bath, not Bristol. Because I had taken the wrong train, I found myself in Bath, not Bristol. Passing the theatre on my right, I walked up the steps and could see all the lights on the Thames ahead of me. After I had passed the theatre on my right, I walked up the steps and could see all the lights on the Thames ahead of me. Note from the above examples that the -ing form participle is used to talk about past, as well as present events, e.g.: Talking to you I always feel that my problems will be solved. By talking to you, I always feel that my problems will be solved. participle clauses following conjunctions and prepositions Participle clauses, with -ing particularly, can be used after various conjunctions and prepositions, such as: when, while, before, after, on, without, instead of. Note the following examples: Remember to take all your belongings with you when leaving the train. I sprained my ankle while playing tennis. Before entering the mosque you must take off your shoes. After taking everything into consideration, we decided to sell the house. After having driven 300 miles across country, I arrived to find the house had been sold. On hearing that my sister was planning to marry him, I decided to leave the flat to her. Without wanting to seem rude, I must tell you that you are ungrateful. Instead of listening to my advice, she walked out without saying goodbye. Note from the above examples that the participle clause normally, but not invariably, comes in front of the main clause. negative participle clauses Negative participle clauses are also possible, in which case not normally comes before the -ing form or past participle: Not having had a shower for two days, I was desperate to get to the bathroom. Whilst not wishing to appear impolite, I must ask you to leave so that I can make a private telephone call. having been + past participle Note that this passive structure can also be used in participle clauses as an alternative to a since-clause: Having been invited to the party by Prince William himself, we could hardly refuse to go.( = Since we had been invitedâ¦) Having been deprived of food for over twenty days, the castaway was fed intravenously at first. Having been unemployed for over two years, I found it difficult to get work.

The above article has been taken from:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/learnit/learnitv305.shtml

Questions:

1: There aren't two pairs of sentences. There is only one pair. Right?

2: What is the major difference between -ing and past participle clause?

3: Please explain this statement ''when the subject in the participle clause is the same as the participle in the main clause'' with some example.

4: What is -ing form participle?

5: Is it true that in the above article by participle clauses author means both -ing and past participle clauses?

Re: use of ''off'' in '''29 runs off 20 balls'''

Marius Hancu — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 13:21:58 GMT

Jackson6612 wrote:

My dictionary doesn't explain off in that way.

Use a better dictionary, such as one here (but you'll need to pay, $30/year):

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off

Function:preposition

2 a : from the charge or possession of <bought it off a wandering peddler> <had his wallet stolen off him> b : from as a source of supply : at the expense of <lived off the county> <lived off his sister> <got two runs off the first pitcher> <made his living off the tourists> <liked the money he made off it -- Will Rogers b.1911> c : so as to consume <dined off oysters and champagne>

Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged. Merriam-Webster, 2002. http://unabridged.merriam-webster.com (30 Mar. 2007).
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