Please tell me which sentence is correct. Gandhi is a man of honesty. Gandhi is a man with honesty.
K k sravani Member Joined Mar 6, 2017 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Telugu Home Country India Current Location India Mar 31, 2017 #1 Please tell me which sentence is correct. Gandhi is a man of honesty. Gandhi is a man with honesty. Last edited by a moderator: Mar 31, 2017
teechar Moderator Staff member Joined Feb 18, 2015 Member Type English Teacher Native Language English Home Country Iraq Current Location Iraq Mar 31, 2017 #2 Re: please tell me which sentence is correct If you're referring to a person who is no longer alive, use "was". Gandhi was an honest man.
Re: please tell me which sentence is correct If you're referring to a person who is no longer alive, use "was". Gandhi was an honest man.
Matthew Wai VIP Member Joined Nov 29, 2013 Member Type Native Language Chinese Home Country China Current Location China Mar 31, 2017 #3 Re: please tell me which sentence is correct I think 'of' can be used in 'a man of high calibre'──quoted from http://www.thefreedictionary.com/calibre.
Re: please tell me which sentence is correct I think 'of' can be used in 'a man of high calibre'──quoted from http://www.thefreedictionary.com/calibre.
teechar Moderator Staff member Joined Feb 18, 2015 Member Type English Teacher Native Language English Home Country Iraq Current Location Iraq Mar 31, 2017 #4 Re: please tell me which sentence is correct Matthew Wai said: I think 'of' can be used in 'a man of high calibre'──quoted from http://www.thefreedictionary.com/calibre. Click to expand... Yes, it can. ... a man of integrity ... a women of great virtue ... a thing of beauty However, it's more natural to say "an honest man" than "a man of honesty."
Re: please tell me which sentence is correct Matthew Wai said: I think 'of' can be used in 'a man of high calibre'──quoted from http://www.thefreedictionary.com/calibre. Click to expand... Yes, it can. ... a man of integrity ... a women of great virtue ... a thing of beauty However, it's more natural to say "an honest man" than "a man of honesty."
R Rover_KE Moderator Staff member Joined Jun 20, 2010 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language English Home Country England Current Location England Mar 31, 2017 #5 k_sravani, please note that I have changed your thread title. Extract from the Posting Guidelines: 'Thread titles should include all or part of the word/phrase being discussed.'
k_sravani, please note that I have changed your thread title. Extract from the Posting Guidelines: 'Thread titles should include all or part of the word/phrase being discussed.'
Phaedrus Banned Joined Jul 19, 2012 Member Type English Teacher Native Language English Home Country United States Current Location United States Apr 2, 2017 #6 Gandhi was a man of his word.