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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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=== | === 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" | ||
=== | === Prepositions as "particle" (w/o object complement)=== | ||
* | * ''particles'' are words that don't fit into the general categories of parts of speech | ||
* | ** the most common are prepositions that do not have an object | ||
* | * prepositions as "particles" generally add information to a verb | ||
* | ** ex. "wake up", "stand around", "back down" | ||
* | ** in these examples, the preposition does not have an object | ||
*** and it modifies the verb | |||
*** thereby it acts as either an adverb or an actual verb part | |||
** | **** as a verb part, we can see that "to wake" has a different meaning that "to wake up" | ||
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== Pronoun == | == Pronoun == |