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'''Parts of Speech'''
'''Parts of Speech'''
* "part" = portion or role
* "part" = portion or role
* "speech" = verbal communication
* "speech" = verbal communication
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=== nouns and verbs as adjectives ===
=== nouns and verbs as adjectives ===
* when a noun or an adverb modify a noun, they are acting like adjectives
* when a noun or an adverb modify a noun, they are acting like adjectives
** note that they act like but are not adjectives
** see "Noun as modifier (attributive)" below
** see "Noun as modifier (attributive)" below
*** ex.: "dog food" = "dog" describes the kind of food, even though "dog" is a noun"  
*** ex.: "dog food" = "dog" describes the kind of food, even though "dog" is a noun"  
** see "past participle" under Verbs
** see "past participle" under Verbs
*** ex.: "cooked food" = "cooked" describes the kind of food, even though "cook" is a verb
*** ex.: "cooked food" = "cooked" describes the kind of food, even though "cook" is a verb
=== adjectives following subject-verb ===  
=== adjectives following subject-verb (linking verb) ===  
* sometimes adjectives stand alone following a verb
* sometimes adjectives stand alone following a verb
** ex. "Josephus felt sad"
** ex. "Josephus felt sad"
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*** if it were, it would an adverb, as in "Josephus felt badly for the hurt boy"
*** if it were, it would an adverb, as in "Josephus felt badly for the hurt boy"
**** "badly" = adverb that modifies the verb "felt  
**** "badly" = adverb that modifies the verb "felt  
** verbs that may be followed by an adjective (and not an object/noun) include:
* verbs that connect an adjective to a subject are called "linking verbs"
** linking verbs that may be followed by an adjective (and not an object/noun) include:
*** ''be, feel, taste, smell, sound, sound, look, appear, seem''
*** ''be, feel, taste, smell, sound, sound, look, appear, seem''
* these sentences, therefore do not have objects (nouns)
* these sentences, therefore do not have objects (nouns)
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=== categories of prepositions ===
=== categories of prepositions ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|+ Some types or categories of prepositions
|+ Some types or categories of prepositions
|'''Prepositions of...'''
|'''Prepositions of...'''
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| direction or movement
| direction or movement
| ||''at, between, for, into, onto''
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|relationship or purpose
|relationship or purpose
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|for, in relation to, like, regarding, with, without
|''for, in relation to, like, regarding, with, without''
|for learning, without laughing
|for learning, without laughing
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|accompaniment, together, in conjunction
|common or coordinated activity or purpose
|with,
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|ownership
|ownership
|owned, created  
|owned, created  
|by, of,  
|''by, of''
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|origin
|source
|''from, of''
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|focus of attention
|focus of attention or topic
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|regarding, to,
|''about, regarding, to''
|He apologized to her
|He apologized to her
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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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* See [[Preposition definitions and use]]<br />
* See [[Preposition definitions and use]]<br />


click EXPAND for list of prepositions:
=== List of prepositions ===
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{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Quick list of (single word) prepositions
|+ Quick list of (single word) prepositions
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=== Select preposition definitions & use ===
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
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!Preposition
!Expresses
!Example
!Notes
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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
|heading above or upwards
|''He crept up the stairs''
|"up" can also be an adjective, adverb, noun or particle.
 
* * adjective, so when we say, "the sky is up" or "the system is up and running" it is not a preposition
 
* adverb: "She picked it up"
* noun: "What's up?"
* particle: "I looked it up," "The DJ turned up the music"
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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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* See
* See
** [<nowiki/>[[wikipedia:Preposition_and_postposition|Preposition and postposition (wiki)]]]
** [<nowiki/>[[wikipedia:Preposition_and_postposition|Preposition and postposition (wiki)]]]