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Preposition Sb/Sth Den  /əv  Strong Form ɒv  ʌv 

Level A1 
Kind preposition
Front of 
IPA  /əv  strong form ɒv  ; US ʌv  / preposition
Back -in
Back 2

of (preposition)

 /əv  strong form ɒv  ; US ʌv  / preposition
 
 1 belonging to, connected with, or part of sth/sb
-in
 the roof of the house
 the result of the exam
 the back of the book
 the leader of the party
 a friend of mine
 2 made, done or produced by sb
-e ait, -in
 the poems of Milton
 3 showing sb/sth
-in
 a map of York
 a photograph of my parents
 4 used for saying what sb/sth is or what a thing contains or is made of
-li, -den
 a woman of intelligence
 the city of Paris
 a glass of milk
 a crowd of people
 It's made of silver.
 a feeling of anger
 5 with measurements, directions and expressions of time and age
-in;
-lik
 a litre of milk
 the fourth of July
 a girl of 12
 an increase of 2.5%
 five miles north of Leeds
 6 showing that sb/sth is part of a larger group
-den
 some of the people
 three of the houses
 the brightest of all the students
 7 indicating the reason for or cause of sth
-den
 He died of pneumonia.
 8 used after a noun describing an action to show either who did the action or who it happened to
-in
 the arrival of the president
 the murder of the president
 9 with some verbs
 This perfume smells of roses (gül kokuyor).
 Think of a number.
Bir sayı tut.
 It reminds me of you (seni).
 10 with some adjectives
 I'm proud of you (seninle).
 She's jealous of her (onu).
 

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