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Any idea about this kind of structure
On Tuesday, a cousin of Ms. Fatimah’s in Jeddah claimed that she was being held in a basement.
I mean Of + s
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this structure is correct and it's in the passive voice.
In the American Heritage Book of English Usage:
of mine, of yours (double genitive). People sometimes object to the “double genitive” construction, as in a friend of my father’s or a book of mine. ... [But the construction] can help sort out ambiguous phrases like Bob’s photograph, which could mean either “a photograph of Bob” (i.e., revealing Bob’s image) or “a photograph that is in Bob’s possession.” A photograph of Bob’s, on the other hand, can only be a photo that Bob has in his possession and may or may not show Bob’s image.
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a cessation of fighting and troop movements, quicker release of political prisoners, and allowing humanitarian aid, access for journalists and greater freedom of assembly
She cast a quick glance in the mirror.
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Do them at your own pace
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Quicker is used because the sentence is written as a list of future requirements, for example:
A cessation of fighting and troop movements
Quicker release of political prisoners
Allowing human aid
Access for journalists
etc. etc.