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9 1월 2021
- 한국어
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영어(미국)
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"In a way of"
Why is this phrase unnatural?? when there's so many "in a noun of" structures in English?
"In a way of"
Why is this phrase unnatural?? when there's so many "in a noun of" structures in English?
Why is this phrase unnatural?? when there's so many "in a noun of" structures in English?
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- 영어(미국)
In this prepositional phrase ‘Way’ is singular. It doesn’t need to be specified that ‘way’ is singular.
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- 한국어
What do you mean by that? that phrase is incorrect right??
- 영어(미국)
‘In a way of’ is incorrect.
The correct version is ‘in the way of’.
평가가 높은 답변자
- 한국어
So why is it that?? when there's so many " a noun of" structure in english?
- 영어(미국)
‘A way’ is too broad. It would be anythings way. We have to be sure of what way, which would be ‘the’ way.
평가가 높은 답변자
- 한국어
So why this 'the way of' has to be used that way? when others not? what factor makes this difference?
- 영어(미국)
Give me an example of some of the phrases that you are talking about and I’ll try to explain.
평가가 높은 답변자
- 한국어
It's a time of sharing, Santa Claus and presents.
She is a member of a permanent commission.
One can imagine a situation of continual encroachment.
I'd also like a review of the perimeter drone footage.
...
These are what I roughly gathered in a hurry.
Besides those ones, I think you must have seen lot's of "a noun of" structures already.
She is a member of a permanent commission.
One can imagine a situation of continual encroachment.
I'd also like a review of the perimeter drone footage.
...
These are what I roughly gathered in a hurry.
Besides those ones, I think you must have seen lot's of "a noun of" structures already.
- 영어(미국)
Oh! Ok. I see now.
In all of the sentences the ‘a+ noun’ are not connected to the word ‘of’ (a+noun can be used without ‘of’ and every thing after it.
Example
1. It is a time
2.she is a member
3. One can imagine a situation.
‘In the way of’ is sort of like a filler word. It shows what direction the speaker is talking in.
Example.
‘The script has nothing special in the way of dialogue’
In the other examples ‘a+noun could stand alone. But ‘a/the+with’ can not stand alone.
‘The script has nothing special in the way’
If people read that they would say, “in the way of what?”
The word that can actually stand alone is ‘dialogue’
‘The script has nothing special in the dialogue’.
Because we say ‘the dialogue’ we say ‘in the way of’
If you want me to get into the technicalities of the English rules then tell me and I will happily tell you. This was just the best way I could explain it while agreeing with google translate.
평가가 높은 답변자
- 한국어
Yeah I know 'the' (in "the way of") is structurally connected to 'of something'.
But there's so many examples not following that rule like these sentences I put up now.
1. We had 'a transcript' of your conversations you had last night.
2. I'd also like 'a review' of the perimeter drone footage.
If following your explanation, these ones(the nouns before 'of') have to be with 'the' before themselves. like "the transcript" "the review". but that's not. these ones can switch whenever they want between 'the' and 'a' unlike 'in the way of', 'play the role of' ...
But there's so many examples not following that rule like these sentences I put up now.
1. We had 'a transcript' of your conversations you had last night.
2. I'd also like 'a review' of the perimeter drone footage.
If following your explanation, these ones(the nouns before 'of') have to be with 'the' before themselves. like "the transcript" "the review". but that's not. these ones can switch whenever they want between 'the' and 'a' unlike 'in the way of', 'play the role of' ...
- 영어(미국)
Ok I looked it up on the internet to see if I could answer your question, and I think the biggest difference is that in all the example sentences you pulled up, the ‘a+noun’ is a complement in the sentence and is unrelated to the word ‘of’. ‘Of’ is considered a different part of the sentence called a preposition.
‘In the way of’ is an idiom (words of phrases not to be taken literally) in the English language. It is not a complement and therefore works differently.
I hope this helps, and I’m sorry if you still are unsatisfied with my answers.
평가가 높은 답변자
- 한국어
@Lucy_Huerra
Thank you and it's ok! your answer was a great help.
Thank you and it's ok! your answer was a great help.
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