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Bookmark or Share- advantage to/in vs. advantage of | UsingEnglish.com ESL ForumI would be grateful if you would explain the differences in usage between advantage of and advantage in/to to me. Please take a look at the following examples from Unit 129 of English Grammar in Use by Raymond Murphy. 1. The advantage of living alone is that you can do what you like. 2. There are many advantages in/to living alone.
- advantages and disadvantages the same or different9. A more important advantage/ A very important advantage – Different 10. A possible advantage/ A potential advantage – Slightly different 11. Another advantage/ A further advantage/ An additional advantage/ One more advantage – The same Other phrases 12. Pros and cons/ Advantages and disadvantages – The same 13.
- Advantage of/to/in | UsingEnglish.com ESL ForumThe advantage of (doing) something: A small car has the added advantage of being cheaper to run. The advantage in (doing) something: Is there any advantage in getting there early? In that one, both in and to work. I'd use to. The advantage to (doing) something: There are many advantages to online shopping.
- How to teach advantages and disadvantages- looking at both sidesFor example, the simple rule “expression meaning advantage” + “expression meaning and” leads to “expression meaning advantage” (plus the opposites with “disadvantage” and “but”) can help them guess most of the useful language without even needing to work out which side each specific argument in supporting - although that is ...
- [Grammar] There are advantages "of" or "to" doing somethingIt depends on the context. In the sentence you quote, then "to" is correct. However, if you were saying something like "What are the advantages of doing something?", then "of" is correct.
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