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* See
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** [<nowiki/>[[wikipedia:Preposition_and_postposition|Preposition and postposition (wiki)]]]
** [<nowiki/>[[wikipedia:Preposition_and_postposition|Preposition and postposition (wiki)]]]
** [[https://www.englishgrammar101.com/module-7/prepositions/lesson-1/prepositions-and-prepositional-phrases Prepositions and Prepositional phrases (englishgrammar101.com)]]
** [[https://www.englishgrammar101.com/module-7/prepositions/lesson-1/prepositions-and-prepositional-phrases Prepositions and Prepositional phrases (englishgrammar101.com)]]
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=== Verbs and prepositions as adverbs & subordinating conjunctions ===
=== prepositional phrase ===
* = a phrase created by a preposition + its object
* = dependent clauses, so are separated from a main or dominant clause by a comma
* prepositional phrases that modify verbs are called ""adverbial phrases"
* see
** [[https://writer.com/blog/prepositional-phrase/ Prepositional phrases: what they are and examples (writer.com)]]
=== other exceptions ===
* prepositional phrases can also act as nouns, usually as the subject of a sentence
** and usually in reference to a location or time that has an action (verb), such as:
*** "During the summer is the best time to play outside"
*** "After I exercise is when I feel best"
* see:
** [https://www.englishgrammar101.com/module-7/prepositions/lesson-6/prepositional-phrases-as-nouns Prepositional Phrases as Nouns(englishgrammar.com)]
** [https://www.brighthubeducation.com/english-homework-help/46995-the-nominal-functions-of-prepositions-and-prepositional-phrases/ How to Use Prepositions as Subjects, Subject Complements, and Direct Objects (brighthub.com)]
** [https://blog.inkforall.com/types-of-prepositions Types of Prepositions (inkforall.com)]
 
=== Prepositions as adverbs & subordinating conjunctions ===
* prepositions and verb types:
* prepositions and verb types:
** '''transitive verb''' = must be accompanied by an object
** '''transitive verb''' = must be accompanied by an object
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** vs.: "He played like he was a pro"
** vs.: "He played like he was a pro"


=== prepositional phrase ===
=== Prepositions as "particle" (w/o object complement)===
* = a phrase created by a preposition + its object
* ''particles'' are words that don't fit into the general categories of parts of speech
* = dependent clauses, so are separated from a main or dominant clause by a comma
** the most common are prepositions that do not have an object
* prepositional phrases that modify verbs are called ""adverbial phrases"
* prepositions as "particles" generally add information to a verb
* see
** ex. "wake up", "stand around", "back down"
** [[https://writer.com/blog/prepositional-phrase/ Prepositional phrases: what they are and examples (writer.com)]]
** in these examples, the preposition does not have an object
=== other exceptions ===
*** and it modifies the verb
* prepositional phrases can also act as nouns, usually as the subject of a sentence
*** thereby it acts as either an adverb or an actual verb part
** and usually in reference to a location or time that has an action (verb), such as:
**** as a verb part, we can see that "to wake" has a different meaning that "to wake up"
*** "During the summer is the best time to play outside"
*** "After I exercise is when I feel best"
* see:
** [https://www.englishgrammar101.com/module-7/prepositions/lesson-6/prepositional-phrases-as-nouns Prepositional Phrases as Nouns(englishgrammar.com)]
** [https://www.brighthubeducation.com/english-homework-help/46995-the-nominal-functions-of-prepositions-and-prepositional-phrases/ How to Use Prepositions as Subjects, Subject Complements, and Direct Objects (brighthub.com)]
** [https://blog.inkforall.com/types-of-prepositions Types of Prepositions (inkforall.com)]


== Pronoun ==
== Pronoun ==