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magdalena

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When do we say: presentation on sth and presentation of sth?
 

Buddhaheart

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I think both are used: the presentation of a play; the presentation on child abuse; the presentation of scientific evidence.
 

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When do we say: presentation on sth and presentation of sth?


i think there's a slight difference
When the thing itself is on display you say'presentation of......

And when sth else is displayed in connection with it ,you say presentation on sth...........

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When do we say: presentation on something and presentation of something?

"presentation on" = "presentation about"

He gave a presentation on the subject of child abuse = He gave a prepared lecture about the topic [probably with slides/PowerPoint]

Yesterday there was a presentation at the Civic Hall on the problems of traffic control.


"presentation of" = something is being presented to someone.

There was a presentation of prizes after the competition

The new ambassador was presented to the Queen at Buckingham Palace
 

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"presentation on" = "presentation about"

He gave a presentation on the subject of child abuse = He gave a prepared lecture about the topic [probably with slides/PowerPoint]

Yesterday there was a presentation at the Civic Hall on the problems of traffic control.

"presentation of" = something is being presented to someone.

There was a presentation of prizes after the competition

The new ambassador was presented to the Queen at Buckingham Palace


The point remains to be the same ,
If it is the thing/person(like the ambassador)being prsented ,it's prsentation of
and if it is about something it is presentation on
 

sameer1728

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Thank you for clearing this point.

I put it so clearly because we (the people with Eng as 2nd language) tend to fit English usage into rules and definations .
However the beauty of English languge is it's inconsistancies .It' s acceptance to varients is it's strength and reason of it's spread across the globe.
(my own thoughts)
 
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