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English Grammar and Usage Problems => Use and Misuse => Topic started by: solid9 on March 08, 2018, 07:12:05 PM

Title: In or Of ?
Post by: solid9 on March 08, 2018, 07:12:05 PM

Which is correct below?

Do you believe in angels?

or

Do you believe of angels?

thanks in advance

Title: Re: In or Of ?
Post by: Joe Carillo on March 10, 2018, 05:47:27 AM

The conventional preposition for that sentence construction is "in": "Do you believe in angels?"

For a quick review of preposition usage, check out "Lesson #7 – The Prepositions Revisited" (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=119.0), "Lesson #8 – Specific Rules for Preposition Usage" (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=139.0), and "Lesson #10 – Dealing with the Prepositional Idioms" (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=174.0). These readings in the Forum should give you greater confidence in your preposition choices. Good luck!