Is it correct to use two 'of's very close to each other, in the following sentence?
A photo with the advanced stage of execution of the electronic device.
How to avoid this in my case?
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2There's nothing wrong with using of multiple times in a sentence.– stangdonCommented Apr 14, 2022 at 0:30
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No problem. It's perfectly good idiomatic English.– Peter JenningsCommented Apr 14, 2022 at 1:15
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1Does this answer your question? How to avoid multiple "of-phrases" in one sentence?– ColleenVCommented Apr 14, 2022 at 14:31
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There's nothing "wrong" with your example. But if you don't like it, just rephrase to an "appositive noun" usage: A photo with the advanced execution stage of the electronic device.– FumbleFingersCommented Apr 14, 2022 at 15:00
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1It's fine, except that I have no idea what it might mean. What's a stage of execution of the electronic device? And what's an advanced one of those?– Colin FineCommented May 16, 2022 at 15:37
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"A photo with the advanced stage of execution of the electronic device."
is fine. If you find you get too many 'of's stacking up, you can occasionally re-cast. You've already avoided one potential extra.
For instance, stretching it further…
"A photo of the advanced stage of execution of the display of the device" would be just too clumsy, so
"A photo showing the advanced execution stage of the device's display" would get you nicely out of trouble.
BTW, I much prefer 'showing', or even 'of' [so long as you're not trying to avoid a stack], to 'with'. 'A photo with…' is awkward.
answered Apr 14, 2022 at 6:10
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Thanks. I chose: A photo showing the advanced execution stage of the ....– CostasCommented May 24, 2022 at 0:19