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prepositions: "for" vs "of"

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GMAT does not accept generics, but only idiomatic phrases.
Can any meaningful generalisations be make concerning the above prepositions?

Maybe someone has found some good excercises online or some coursebook which discusses the issue at a level adequate for GMAT?


What you think of the following generalisations?

These are various meanings of the term ‘for’:

- in place of
- instead of
- in defense of
- in favor of
- with the aim, or for the purpose of
- in order to be, become, get, have, keep, etc.
- meant to be received by
- to be used in
- with regard to
- considering the general nature of
- corresponding to
- at the price of

These are various meanings of the term ‘of’:

- derived or coming from
- resulting from or caused by
- at a distance from or apart from (a specified reference point)
- relieved or separated from
- belonging to
- with reference to


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