Transcript of Grammar patterns 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Determiner + of +determiner + NP Some of my friends are vegetarians NP + of + NP Can I have a packet.

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Determiner + of +determiner + NP
Some of my friends are vegetarians
NP + of + NP
Can I have a packet of aspirins, please?
NP +of + NP + ‘s
NP + of + possessive pronoun
I met a friend of my father’s ..
Have you seen that notebook of mine?
NP + of + -ing
Is there any way of getting tickets?
Adjective + of + NP
My little brother is afraid of dogs.
I quit my job. Tha’s was brave of you.
Verb + NP + of +NP/-ing
They phoned to remind me of my doctor’s
appointment
Set phrases
Of course not
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Collocations
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In grammar pattern 1, determiners before of
include: any, all, both, each, enough, every
one, few, less, least, little, many, more,
most, much, none, some and numbers.
-any of these brown envelopes.
Many nouns are typically followed by of:
sort, type; lack, shortage, advantage,
disadvantage; front back, top, etc. A lot, lot,
bit, etc. Crowd, queue; bag, glass, etc. Rise,
end return.
These nouns are often folloed by of + -ing:
way, chance, idea, cost, intention, hope,
means, task, danger, possibility, effect,
problem, risk, point.
These adjectives are commonly followed by
of: fond, proud, afraid, sick, tired, bored,
certain, sure, aware, brave, clever, kind,
stupid, rude, sweet, thoughtfulL, guilty,
innocent.
These verbs follow grammar pattern 6: talk,
warn, dream, think, hear, know, learn, smell,
taste, approve, complain,
advise, inform, warn, remind, accuse
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