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I encountered this line in the article on the の particle on
[imabi.net](https://www.imabi.net/theparticleno.htm):

> の can also follow other case particles--never が nor に. It can also be after
> some adverbs. When this happens, it is best to treat the adverb as a nominal
> phrase.
>
>   15. 神への道 Road to God/the gods
>
>   16. 母からの手紙 A letter from my mother
>
>   17. しばらくの間 For a while
>
>

First, does this mean that をの is valid? I don't think I've ever seen it. But
I'd imagine that 私をのボール would mean "the ball that hit me" (or maybe some other
verb, depending on context).

Why can only some particles precede the の particle? I can see how がの would be
difficult to interpret, but 私にの手紙 (letter to me) seems like a perfectly
reasonable construction. Is there any justification/pattern for which
particles can precede の?
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particles particle-の grammar
Why can some particles not precede the の particle?
> First, does this mean that をの is valid?

No, をの is always invalid. You can say 私へのボール ("the ball (passed) to me", "the
ball for me", etc) or 私からのボール ("the ball (passed) from me") instead.

> Why can only some particles precede the の particle?

I don't know, but only a few combinations are possible (への, との, からの, までの, での),
so I think it may be better to just remember them. (We can also say もの, ばかりの
and などの, but these are probably not _case_ particles.)
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