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1.
John has more than 70% portion of the winning/the artwork/the award.
John has more than 70% portion to the winning/the artwork/the award.
There is a team composed of 10. They attended one art competition. Only John worked hard and 9 didn't work hard. And the team won the prize. In this situation, can I say these sentences? and which one is more natural among [of] and [to]?
2. She is the rock of the team.
3. They are rocks of the team.
Are these correct? Do you say like these?
Thank you in advance!!!
25 ott 2023 04:45
Risposte · 2
The correct sentence would be: "John has more than 70% of the winning/the artwork/the award."
In this context, "of" is the appropriate preposition to use when indicating possession or a share of something. The other sentence, "John has more than 70% portion to the winning/the artwork/the award," is not natural or grammatically correct.
Regarding the situation you described, it would be more appropriate to say, "John contributed more than 70% to the team's winning/the artwork/the award" or "John is responsible for more than 70% of the team's winning/the artwork/the award."
"She is the rock of the team."
This sentence is correct and means that she is a dependable and supportive person within the team, someone the team relies on.
"They are rocks of the team."
This sentence is also correct and implies that there are multiple individuals in the team who are dependable and supportive, much like the first sentence. It's just referring to more than one person in this case.
These expressions are idiomatic and are commonly used to describe people who provide stability, support, or are reliable in a group or team context.
25 ottobre 2023
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Arabo, Cinese (mandarino), Inglese, Tedesco, Coreano, Spagnolo
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