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=== categories of prepositions ===
=== categories of prepositions ===
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|+ Some types or categories of prepositions
|+ Some types or categories of prepositions
|'''Prepositions of...'''
|'''Prepositions of...'''
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{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|+ Preposition comparisons per category & use
|+ Preposition comparisons per category & use
| about|| place ||near, within || ''about there, moving about''
| about|| place ||near, within || ''about there, moving about''
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=== List of prepositions ===
=== List of prepositions ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|+ Quick list of (single word) prepositions
|+ Quick list of (single word) prepositions
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|+Select preposition definitions and examples
|+Select preposition definitions and examples
!Preposition
!Preposition
!Purpose
!Expresses
!Example
!Notes
!Notes
!Example
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|"to" can also be a "particle" or "infinitive marker"
* creates an infinitive: "to go"
* so not to be confused with a preposition
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|accompanying, alongside, together
|''Stevie went with Joey to class''
 
''Coffeecake goes with coffee''
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|connected
|''The sofa & chair are with each other''
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|agreement
|''I agree with you (also "I am with you")''
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|method
|''I fixed my phone with duct tape''
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|note: see 1/13/23 Blair class
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