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=== Overlap of prepositions and adverbs and prepositions and subordinating conjunctions ===
=== Overlap of prepositions, adverbs & subordinating conjunctions ===
* some words operate or "overlap" in their grammatical roles
* some words operate or "overlap" in their grammatical roles
* as a preposition and an adverb:
 
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* overlap of prepositions and adverbs:
** = "intransitive preposition"
** = "intransitive preposition"
** = prepositions may or may not define a "noun phrase" (which prepositions would normally accompany)
** = prepositions may or may not define a "noun phrase" (which prepositions would normally accompany)
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** ex. of intransitive preposition: "They went ahead" or "The dog is outside"
** ex. of intransitive preposition: "They went ahead" or "The dog is outside"
*** with a noun these would be more clearly prepositions: "They went ahead of the others" or "The dog is outside the fence"
*** with a noun these would be more clearly prepositions: "They went ahead of the others" or "The dog is outside the fence"
* as a preposition and a subordinating conjunction
* overlap of prepositions and subordinating conjunctions
** = a "conjunctive preposition"
** = a "conjunctive preposition"
** "I got my license before last year" (before= preposition that defines when "I went to school")
** "I got my license before last year" (before= preposition that defines when "I went to school")
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*** we can view "before" as subordinating the phrase, "last year ended," which is technically a complete thought and sentence
*** we can view "before" as subordinating the phrase, "last year ended," which is technically a complete thought and sentence
*** however, since "before" is defining the "when," which is a core function of a preposition, we can call it one, or call it a "conjunctive preposition" when also acting as a [https://school4schools.com/wiki/index.php?title=Grammar#subordinating_conjunctions subordinating conjunction].
*** however, since "before" is defining the "when," which is a core function of a preposition, we can call it one, or call it a "conjunctive preposition" when also acting as a [https://school4schools.com/wiki/index.php?title=Grammar#subordinating_conjunctions subordinating conjunction].
 
*** ''like'' can also operate as both preposition and a subordinating conjunction
*** ''like'' also operates as both preposition and conjunction
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=== Overlap of prepositions and adverbs and prepositions and subordinating conjunctions ===
* some words operate or "overlap" in their grammatical roles
* as a preposition and a subordinating conjunction:
** "I got my license before last year" (before= preposition that defines when "I went to school")
** vs.: "I got my license before last year ended" (before = combines "I got my license" and "last year ended" and defines which came first)
*** ''like'' also operates as both preposition and conjunction


== types of phrases created by parts of speech ===
== types of phrases created by parts of speech ===