Why was the 'of' used in the sentence? What does it mean?
But the government’s hard sell of TCM presents two main dangers. One is that some people prefer it to conventional treatments that, unlike TCM therapies, are proven to save lives. The other is ***of*** a threat to wildlife.
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'of' can mean possession or belonging.
'of a threat' is 'holds a threat' (as in, possesses a threat).
"The other (danger) is it holds a threat to wildlife"
Edit: The use of 'of' is quite natural here. it's not as common in oral expression, but in writing you will come across this style quite often.
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I don’t think that should be there. It sounds odd to me.
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Thank you.
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My best guess is that it means the second reason is related to a threat to wildlife, as opposed to the second reason actually being a threat to wildlife. Either way, as a native speaker, I wouldn't have put "of" in there. It sounds unnatural, as if the writer is writing in academic style without having a very strong grasp on it.
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