Prepositions - Of
1. Of indicates belonging or connection.
a. Of identifies a thing as a connection or part of another thing.
the pages of the book
the leaves of the tree
b. Of identifies people, animals, or plants as part of a larger group.
Pattern: noun + of + this/that + noun
the women of that family
the people of that religion
Nouns commonly used after of:
city, club, company, country, culture, descent, faith, family, gender, genus, group, ilk, organization, race, religion, society, species
c. Of identifies ideas or works with their author, artist, or composer.
Pattern: noun + of + noun the works of Shakespeare
the methods of the teacher
Nouns often used before of:
essays, ideas, method, music, novels, opinion, paintings, plays, poems, poetry, songs, work, writing
d. Of identifies an individual or special member of a group or institution.
Pattern: noun + of + noun
the president of the class
the coordinators of the program
Nouns commonly used before of:
captain, citizen, coordinator, dictator, head, hero, heroine, leader, loser, manager, mayor, member, president, secretary, servant, star, student, teacher, treasurer, villain, winner
e. Of identifies a person’s occupation or area of specialization.
Pattern: noun + of + noun
a professor of mathematics
students of cardiology
practitioner of medicine
f. Of indicates a connection with a place.
Pattern: noun + of + noun
a native of Alaska
the birds and animals of Australia
Nouns often used before of:
animal, bird, citizen, graduate, inhabitant, native, people, resident
g. Of indicates a connection with a period of time.
the music of the eighties
the dances of her youth the fourth of July
Prepositions - About
Prepositions - Above
Prepositions - Across
Prepositions - After
Prepositions - Against
Prepositions - Ahead Of
Prepositions - Along
Prepositions - Among
Prepositions - Around
Prepositions - As
Prepositions - At
Prepositions - Back to/Back From
Prepositions - Before
Prepositions - Behind
Prepositions - Below
Prepositions - Beneath
Prepositions - Beside
Prepositions - Besides
Prepositions - Between
Prepositions - Beyond
Prepositions - But
Prepositions - By
Prepositions - Close To
Prepositions - Despite/In Spite Of
Prepositions - Down
Prepositions - During
Prepositions - Except
Prepositions - Far From
Prepositions - For
Prepositions - From
Prepositions - In
Prepositions - In Back Of
Prepositions - In Front Of
Prepositions - Inside
Prepositions - Instead Of
Prepositions - Into
Prepositions - Like
Prepositions - Near
Prepositions - Next To
Prepositions - Of
Prepositions - Off
Prepositions - On
Prepositions - On Top Of
Prepositions - Onto
Prepositions - Opposite
Prepositions - Out
Prepositions - Outside
Prepositions - Over
Prepositions - Past
Prepositions - Through
Prepositions - Throughout
Prepositions - To
Prepositions - Toward
Prepositions - Towards
Prepositions - Under
Prepositions - Underneath
Prepositions - Until
Prepositions - Up
Prepositions - With
Prepositions - Within
Prepositions - Without
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Ranking The Best Fighters In The World
Yonnhy Perez
IBF Bantamweight Titleholder 20 1 1 (14)
Last Year s Ranking: Unranked
Status Report: You can t blame Perez for not knowing Joseph Agbeko could box and move the way he did in their rematch (L 12). Who did? Their first meeting was a riveting punch a thon; we re surprised they weren t throwing punches at their cornermen between rounds. And it was Perez who forced the pace. It was the same in his war with Abner Mares (D 12). He is a hard guy to beat.
Future: An interesting meeting with Vic Darchinyan in the loser s bracket.