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Grammar and Linguistics > Advice to/of/on??
Advice to/of/on??
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aldonza
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Advice to/of/on??
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Hello,
I�ve got a question related to the word "advice".
In a rephrasing exercise I�ve come across the following sentence:
"We advised Tom to give up taking drugs. He didn�t listen to us. (Despite)
Is it possible to say: "Despite our advice on/of not taking drugs....." or "Despite our advice to not take drugs...."?
I know that the easiest one is "Despite advising him not to take drugs....", but I have to consider other options as well.
Thanks in advance!!
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11 Nov 2012
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noursen
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simply, we can say:"despite our advice,he continues(is continuing) to take drugs."
But the verb "to advise" we can use it with these different prep:
The lawyer was careful to advise his client of his legal options.
I would advise you to eat less fats if you want to prevent acne.
My job is to advise the Prime Minister on security matters.
The charity workers advise the older generation on their bills and tax forms. |
11 Nov 2012
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hatooom
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according to Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English, preposition about
We can ~ parents about education. against They ~d me against visiting the troubled south of the country. on We will be happy to ~ on any financial matters. |
11 Nov 2012
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cindyfreksen
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The problem is that to advise is a verb and advice is a noun.
So: Despite advising Tom about taking drugs, he didn �t listen to us. Would , in my humble opinion, be the correct sentence if the verb is to advise. However, should you want to use the noun advice instead, then you could say: Despite our advice, Tom didn �t stop taking drugs.
Hope that helps
Cindy
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11 Nov 2012
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Apodo
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We advised Tom to give up taking drugs. He didn�t listen to us. (Despite) Some possible variations: Despite our advice to Tom that he should give up, he is still taking drugs.Tom is still using drugs despite our advice.Although we advised Tom not to take drugs, he is still using them despite that. If you start the sentence: Despite advising ... Tom didn�t do the advising - we did so ... Despite advising Tom about drugs, we know he is still taking them. Despite our advising Tom to give up drugs he is still taking/using them.
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11 Nov 2012
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zenlee
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Or how about this one:
Despite our advice to stop taking drugs, Tom didn �t listen to us. |
11 Nov 2012
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