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prepositions

Which is correct?

I wrote a guideline of 5 questions

or

I wrote a guideline with 5 questions

or something else?

It is just about the prepositon. Nevermind that questions doesn't fit to guideline.

Thanks in advance!

Best Answer

Either one can work. I'd interpret the first as having a word elided or implied:

I wrote a guideline [consisting] of 5 questions

while the other uses with as meaning "to have" – in other words, for the purpose of saying what possessions, qualities, or features someone or something has:

  • a girl with red hair
  • a room with a high ceiling

In this case, that "something" is the guideline you wrote:

  • a guideline with five questions
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