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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

"opportunity for" and "opportunity to"

Hi, I am reading Alice in Wonderland in Engish and I have found the phrase: "this was not a VERY good opportunity for showing off her knowledge."

I assume that "this was not a VERY good opportunity to show off her knowledge" would be also ok.

According to a dictionary, "this was not a VERY good opportunity of showing off her knowledge" could be fine (maybe.)

Which prepositions would English natives most frequently use for "opportunity," among "to ()", "for ()", and "of ()"?

And why do they choose that specific one rather than other options?

Thanks.
  
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