Question

2612 1 The story tells of a princess and a frog. The story [[tells of]] a princess and a frog. is about You usually say that a book, story, article etc is about a particular subject: 'The novel is about the experiences of a young German soldier during the First World War.'Tell of is used only in literary styles: 'The poem tells of the deeds of a young Greek soldier during the Trojan War.' Tell about does not exist.

Accepted Answer

tell ? The story is about a princess and a frog. The story [[is about]] a princess and a frog. is about | tells of

Idx	2612
Keyword	tell
Sub Entry Number	1
Type of Sentence	?
Error Sentence	The story tells of a princess and a frog.
Correct Sentence	The story is about a princess and a frog.
Cloze Error Sentence	The story [[tells of]] a princess and a frog.
Cloze Sentence	The story [[is about]] a princess and a frog.
Cloze Answer	is about
Choices	is about \| tells of
Explanation	You usually say that a book, story, article etc is about a particular subject: 'The novel is about the experiences of a young German soldier during the First World War.' Tell of is used only in literary styles: 'The poem tells of the deeds of a young Greek soldier during the Trojan War.' Tell about does not exist.

Story Princess Frog Tells Young Soldier War Book