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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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|+ 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 === | ||
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|+ 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 | ||
! | !Expresses | ||
!Example | |||
!Notes | !Notes | ||
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|about | |about | ||
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|to | |to | ||
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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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|up | |||
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| | | rowspan="4" |'''with''' | ||
|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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