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- Difference between inform of and inform that
If you have a verb like "to inform someone of <something>" and change the construction using a that-clause, the preposition (of etc) is dropped The prepositions remain before clauses with "what" I informed her that I was unwell and could not come to her party He informed us of what had happened
- inform of, come to know something or aware of
You are informed of something In this case, you got information from someone or something, for example another person or a letter You come to know something In this case, you didn't know something, and now you do You are aware of something In this case, it is just something that you know They are not really interchangeable, though its possible in some context
- difference - Inform about vs Inform of vs Inform on - English . . .
In the active voice "Inform on" is strongly associated with the meaning of criminal implication given above However, in the passive it merely indicates an area of coverage For example, "He is well informed on a wide variety of topics " simply indicates a person whose knowledge covers many areas
- phrase meaning - When do you say informed from instead of informed . . .
The Embassy was informed from reliable sources that In my Ngram Viewer search for the two phrases "was informed by" and "was informed from" tells that the former is much popular
- prepositions - Inform of or Inform about - English Language Learners . . .
Why wasn't I informed about this earlier? Walters was not properly informed of the reasons for her arrest It is with great sorrow that I inform you of the death of our director Companies publish annual reports to inform the public about the previous year's activities efforts to inform young people about the dangers of drugs
- Is Are you (or Have you been) informed? a natural expression even . . .
The other day, my colleague asked me to proofread a checklist with a check item below Have you been informed by the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry? Yes or No It was an independent check
- tense - Were informed or just informed? - English Language Learners . . .
The sentence is in passive form and happened in the past ( past passive tense) When you say "I was informed" it is in past passive tense and means somebody informed you of something But when you say "I informed" it is in simple past tense and means you yourself informed others of something
- prepositions - inform about vs inform of - English Language Learners . . .
What is the difference between quot;inform of quot; and quot;inform about quot;? Can you give some example sentences which clearly shows the difference
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