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Use the prepositional of-phrase to indicate:

what something consists of

He had strong feelings of jealousy.

the subject matter of something

He showed her the picture of his house.

the qualities of something or someone

She is a woman of great energy and ability.

someone’s age

he was only a child of six when his father died.

who or what is performing the action

The arrival of the police prevented the crime.

participation in a cause or program

Critics of the government decided to hold a rally.

something that is affected by an action

The destruction of the city was not their objective.

to indicate measurements of area, speed, distance and temperature

Hong Kong received an avery annual rainfall of x centimetres.

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