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a quick tutorial on the English
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of of is a very common and useful
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preposition in English it is used to
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express relationships between nouns
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phrases one way that of is used is to
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relationship for example you can say the
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wings of a plane to show that the wings
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the wing of the Plains seemed to touch
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clouds or you can say the president of
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the United States to indicate that the
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president is the leader of the United
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States the president of the United
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States delivered a speech at the United
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Nations we pleas say a friend of mine of
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mine shows that the friend belongs to
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speaker I saw an old friend of mine at
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the reunion I was so happy to see
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him ofes can also be used to express a
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relationship for example you can save a
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slice of bread to show that the slice is
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part of a larger hole which is the
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loaf may I have another slice of your
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bread or you can same a piece of paper
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to indicate that the piece is part of a
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larger collection of paper
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can I have a blank piece of paper I have
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an idea and I want to write it down
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forget a piece of pizza to show that the
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piece is part of a whole
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pizza Terry ate five pieces of pizza for
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dinner he must have been hungry
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when of shows that somebody or something
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belongs to a larger group we often use
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it with words like some a few
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Etc you can say some of my friends this
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indicates a few people that are part of
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friends if you come to the barbecue you
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can meet some of my friends from
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work in addition to possession and part
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hole relationships of can also be used
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source for example you can say a product
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of Japan to indicate that the product
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Japan I only buy soy sauce if the bottle
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Japan we can also say made of or made
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out of to show The Source material of a
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thing the body and head of the elephant
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were carved out of one solid piece of
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there are some other ways that of can be
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used in English but I hope that this
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video is a great start for you thank you
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for watching and I hope you have a great
