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PREPOSITIONS OF QUANTITY - "OF"
Of
Used for belonging to, relating to, or connected with:
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The secret of this game is that you can’t ever win.
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The highlight of the show is at the end.
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The first page of the book describes the author’s profile.
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Don’t touch it. That’s the bag of my friend’s sister.
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I always dreamed of being rich and famous.
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Used to indicate reference:
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I got married in the summer of 2000.
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This is a picture of my family.
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I got a discount of 10 percent on the purchase.
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Used to indicate an amount or number:
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I drank three cups of milk.
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A large number of people gathered to protest.
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I had only four hours of sleep during the last two days.
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He got a perfect score of 5 on his writing assignment.
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