1. Verb/Noun Distinction:
* Verb: "Avail" means to be of use or benefit (e.g., "Your efforts will avail nothing.").
* Noun: "Avail" means use, benefit, or advantage (e.g., "There is no avail in arguing.").
2. Pronoun Usage:
* "Of No Avail": This is a common phrase, and it's important to remember that "no" acts as a pronoun, modifying "avail" directly. You would not say "of no avail to him," for example.
3. "Of" vs. "To":
* "Avail" is often used with "of" to indicate that something is useful or beneficial (e.g., "This strategy will be of great avail.").
* "Avail" can also be used with "to", but this construction is less common and generally emphasizes the person or thing benefiting (e.g., "The new technology will avail to our company").
Example Sentences:
* Verb: "Your complaints will avail you nothing."
* Noun: "I tried to reason with him, but to no avail."
* "Of": "Their efforts were of little avail."
* "To": "The new policies will avail to our efficiency."
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