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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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{| 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 /> | ||
=== List of prepositions === | |||
{| 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 & use === | |||
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|+Select preposition definitions and examples | |||
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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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| 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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|''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)]]] | ||