With string and of string are used in different ways. With string describes something that includes string, while of string usually describes material or composition.
Use with string for objects that have string attached or included. Use of string mainly in descriptions such as a ball of string.
These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.
With string describes something attached, tied, or supplied with string.
Of string is natural after container or quantity nouns.
Use made of string when string is the material used.
The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.
Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.
Use with string when something is tied or supplied with string.
✕ The parcel was wrapped of string. ✓ The parcel was wrapped with string.Of string usually follows a noun such as ball, piece, or length.
✕ I bought of string. ✓ I bought a roll of string.Made of string describes material; with string describes inclusion.
✓ The bag came with string handles.Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.
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Yes. This is a common expression for something physically attached or metaphorically conditional.
Usually it follows another noun, such as ball of string or piece of string.
Of is used in phrases like made of string.
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