Teal lime Posted 5 years ago
Grammar
Here is an example for/of the verb 'go';
Should I say, "Here is an example for the verb 'go'" or "Here is an example of the verb 'go'"?
Thank you.
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teal lime Should I say, "Here is an example for the verb 'go'" or "Here is an example of the verb 'go'"? They are both possible, I guess. Without context, the second seems unlikely because you can't have an example of a thing that there is only one of.
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teal limeShould I say, "Here is an example for the verb 'go'" or "Here is an example of the verb 'go'"?
They are both possible, I guess. Without context, the second seems unlikely because you can't have an example of a thing that there is only one of. Also, I would expect "the verb 'to go'" if you mean the infinitive. You really do need to provide more cont
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