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  • This is a picture of my son and me.

  • What do you think we're talking about?

  • What's the topic of our conversation?

  • These two prepositions can easily be confused.

  • In general, ABOUT means "concerning."

  • What does our conversation concern?

  • In general, OF expresses belonging.

  • There are parts,

  • and the parts belong to something bigger.

  • Our conversation has a topic.

  • What is the topic of our conversation?

  • If you remember ABOUT means "concerning,"

  • you'll understand why that preposition needs to be used in these examples.

  • And if you remember OF expresses belonging,

  • then you'll understand these examples.

  • But is the choice to use ABOUT or OF always clear?

  • No.

  • Here's another photo.

  • Could we switch the two prepositions in these sentences?

  • Yes, we could.

  • And the meaning really wouldn't change at all.

  • So with the verb THINK - think of/ think about...

  • we can often use either preposition.

  • However, look at this example.

  • Here we must use ABOUT.

  • ABOUT means "concerning details."

  • He's giving consideration to this question.

  • Now would you like to hear the question I asked him?

  • Then listen

  • and you'll find out one thing he's scared of.

  • These are your toys, not mine, right?

  • Yes.

  • What do we have?

  • A spider and an insect...or a cockroach.

  • You think it's a cockroach? It's a big one. Okay.

  • Are you afraid of spiders?

  • A little bit.

  • If it was this big?

  • Yes, I'd be afraid.

  • I'd be afraid of it, too.

  • What about cockroaches? Are you afraid of cockroaches?

  • If it landed on me, I'd be scared.

  • I would be scared, too.

  • The prepositions ABOUT and SCARED

  • can be followed by prepositional phrases with OF.

  • Why not ABOUT?

  • Could we use the preposition ABOUT

  • to name the cause of some emotion, the source of a feeling?

  • Confusion with the prepositions OF and ABOUT

  • can increase when we talk about our feelings.

  • Both prepositions can help us express

  • the cause or the source of what we feel.

  • For example...

  • I'm proud of them.

  • My children are the source of my pride.

  • But these very same children

  • can also cause me worry.

  • I worry about them.

  • So in this case I'm using the preposition ABOUT

  • to talk about what causes me worry.

  • What is the cause?

  • So both prepositions can be used to talk about feelings.

  • There are different combinations that you can learn.

  • Verb + preposition...adjective + preposition...

  • Don't try to memorize long lists of combinations.

  • Just become familiar with a small set at a time.

  • And become familiar with these combinations

  • in a meaningful context.

  • Let's do just that.

  • Sometimes either preposition will be possible.

  • Read the text to yourself, and then I'll tell you the answer.

  • If I want to know if you are aware of a film,

  • I can ask if you've heard of it or even heard about it.

  • Although "heard about" might imply knowledge of more details.

  • "A film about something" is like "a story about something"...

  • "a book about something."

  • What does it concern?

  • Often we complain about situations,

  • but we complain of pain, physical pain.

  • When you have someone in your thoughts,

  • you can say you're thinking about them or thinking of them.

  • With "dream" we could use either preposition.

  • Often we dream OF doing something,

  • but when we sleep, we dream of or dream about something.

  • We can think about something or think of something,

  • but when we give something consideration,

  • a lot of thought,

  • we think about it.

  • "Think about" implies concentration.

  • We think about problems.

  • We think about difficult choices.

  • "A portion of" is like "a part of."

  • And here with "the biggest adventure"

  • we have a superlative adjective.

  • We often then name the group.

  • The biggest of what?

  • The longest of what?

  • The best of what?

  • "The biggest adventure of their lives."

  • "Of one's own" is a phrase we use

  • to emphasize belonging.

  • And then we have adjectives:

  • Tired of, fond of, proud of.

  • I hope you enjoyed reading about Up.

  • If you haven't seen the film yet,

  • maybe you'll think about seeing it.

  • In that text, we saw a number of combinations.

  • Let's review those combinations now.

  • Here are some verb + preposition combinations.

  • These are noun + preposition combinations.

  • And finally, here are some adjective + preposition combinations you heard.

  • That's all for now.

  • Thanks for watching and...

  • happy studies!

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英語の前置詞を使う - Lesson 2: About and Of - 文法を上達させよう (Using English Prepositions - Lesson 2: About and Of - Improve Your Grammar!)

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