Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
take care of = do?
Canadian researchers have made a startling assertion: parents take better care of pretty children than they "do" ugly ones."
I am missing "of" after "do". Can it be dropped like that?
Thanks
I am missing "of" after "do". Can it be dropped like that?
Thanks
Top answer
" You can also include it. There would be no confusion either way.
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Yes, you can drop the "of." The "do" stands in for the entire phrasal verb "take care of."
You can also include it.
There would be no confusion either way.
You can also include it.
There would be no confusion either way.
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