| Former-Teacher | Date: Friday, 10.12.2010, 08:58 | Message # 1 |
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| The word 'reason' can take on two main prepositions - forand of. These are different.
We use 'reason for' when we explain the cause of an event or problem, e.g.:
'I have no reason for disappointment'.
'The main reason for punishment is one's misbehaviour.'
We use 'reason of' in absolutely different word-combinations that do not explain 'causes', but signal at a quality, i.e. a post-attribute, e.g.:
'There are a few reasons of great importance that we must consider.'
That's why the sentence below contains the mistake:
Even if our pet's conduct is unbearable, we should first find the reason of his or her aggression and disobedience and try to remove it smoothly.
So, why do we often make this mistake? Easy to guess - another case of language inteference and interlinguistic oppositions.
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