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| from || in || into | | from || in || into | ||
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| like || next || near | |||
| of || off || on | | of || off || on | ||
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* overlap of prepositions and subordinating conjunctions | * 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") | ** ex.: "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) | ** vs.: "I got my license before last year ended" (before = combines "I got my license" and "last year ended" and defines which came first) | ||
*** 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 [[#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 [[#subordinating conjunction]]. | ||
*** | ** ex.: "She paid the bill after dinner" | ||
** vs.: "She paid the bill after she ate dinner" | |||
** ex.: "He played like a pro" | |||
** vs.: "He played like he was a pro" | |||
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=== prepositional phrase === | === prepositional phrase === | ||
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** [[https://www.englishgrammar101.com/module-7/prepositions/lesson-6/prepositional-phrases-as-nouns Prepositional Phrases as Nouns(englishgrammar.com)]] | ** [[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://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)]] | ||
== pronoun == | == pronoun == | ||