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I usually see these sentences containing 'part of' or 'a part of' ,like

1.An apartment or compartment is part of a larger whole.

2.He spends at least a part of his time in reading.

What's the difference beween them, and how to use them in different conditions? Thanks a lot.

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  • In 2, I think "some part of" is more correct than "a part of". Maybe you want to replace your example with the sentence "This is a part of city where you can find lots of bookstores." –  Jun 17 '14 at 04:43

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Part of means part of something, i.e, it is less than the whole object, but a part of means little bit of something, i.e., a specific sub unit of the object.

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