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ESL forum > Ask for help > ´Examples of ´ or ´examples for ´?    

´Examples of ´ or ´examples for ´?



anlu79
Germany

´Examples of ´ or ´examples for ´?
 
Dear colleagues,

can you tell me which preposition is correct?

They �re just a few examples of the many hundreds of things...

or

They �re just a few examples for the many hundreds of things...

Or can I use both?

14 Dec 2009      





angelcris
Brazil

I  think it �s " a few examples of..." but I need to have the rest of the sentence.

14 Dec 2009     



anlu79
Germany

They �re just a few examples of (for) the many hundreds of things that your parents controlled for you when you were a child.

14 Dec 2009     



aki13
Turkey

"of" is used

14 Dec 2009     



anlu79
Germany

Thanks Smile

14 Dec 2009     



elderberrywine
Germany

of

14 Dec 2009     



miss noor
Palestine

Expressions: to know, not to know

14 Dec 2009