Ljswave Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Would you explain about the difference of nuance of two sentences?
#1- I was so jealous of her that I tried to ruin her life.
#2- I was so jealous for her that I tried to ruin her life.
Are both of these correct or Is either #1 or # 2 correct?
Of course, I have known #1 is correct and #2 is wrong habitually, right?
I have known preposition ,"of" in A of B has the nuance of "nature and essence".
eg) That is nice of you.
I have known preposition,"for" in A for B has various meaning such as "Target and Value."
example as eg) I left London for France.
If you could explain more easier about these, I'd like to get it.
#2- I was so jealous for her that I tried to ruin her life.
Are both of these correct or Is either #1 or # 2 correct?
Of course, I have known #1 is correct and #2 is wrong habitually, right?
I have known preposition ,"of" in A of B has the nuance of "nature and essence".
eg) That is nice of you.
I have known preposition,"for" in A for B has various meaning such as "Target and Value."
example as eg) I left London for France.
If you could explain more easier about these, I'd like to get it.
Top answer
#1- I was so jealous of her that I tried to ruin her life. - This is the natural way to say this. For is not used.
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#1- I was so jealous of her that I tried to ruin her life. - This is the natural way to say this. For is not used.
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