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A "preposition phrase" or "prepositional phrase" (PP) is a phrase headed by a preposition such as "at", "on", "across", or "before".
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The meaning and usage of 'to be short for'
I thought I understood what 'She is short for her age' means, but I guess this is not the intended meaning in the following context, is it?
I was out with my young daughter and ran into a friend l'd ...
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"A good architect takes into account the building's surroundings." — Why is it possible to move the direct object to the end?
dictionary.cambridge.org:
(1) A good architect takes into account the building's surroundings.
This word order is odd to me here.
Why does the direct object "the building's surroundings" not ...
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the usage of to/on time
I am wondering when one is supposed to use "on time" vs. "to time". There must be a difference in usage, style, register, etc.
For instance, we read "We started to time on the ...
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“Why I eat a burger is I like it.”
I know with "What" we put "be" as in:
"What I like is/are burgers."
I want to ask can we also use "be" with other "WH" statements? As in:
Why I eat ...
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A video of a reporter asking random people at a post office about <their plans> vs <what they would do> if they won the lottery
The sentences are mine.
Yesterday I watched a video of a reporter asking random people at a post office about their plans if they won the lottery.
Is it idiomatic to use a conditional clause after a ...
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"They were sitting on/at the same side of the table"
If two people are sitting side by side and next to the table. Should we say "They were sitting on the same side of the table" or "They were sitting at the same side of the table" ...
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"If you want a ticket, get in line." — Why is it possible to use the countable noun "line" without any article?
oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com:
(1) If you want a ticket, get in line. — "Line" is countable here.
Why is it possible to use the countable noun "line" without any article?
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"The law conferred upon people over the age of 18 the right to vote." — Why is it possible to move the direct object "the right to vote" to the end?
The textbook "The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language", pages 1382-1383:
One major factor that motivates postposing is weight: there is a tendency or preference
for heavy constituents ...
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Why is it possible to say "the day in which" and "the day on which"?
If on is to be used with days always and not in, why am I hitting upon examples for both? the_day_on_which and the day in which
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Prepositional phrase vs. adverbial phrase
The shoe is pressing on my toe.
She sang in a beautiful way.
In these two examples, we see two phrases the head words of which are prepositions. Hence they are called prepositional phrases. But at ...
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How to express "within 24 hours upon/of your submission" correctly?
I want to say that we respond to customers' support tickets within 24 hours from the time they submit their ticket. Sorry, I don't know how to express this but I think you know what I mean. Should I ...
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Is subject-verb inversion correct in "throughout the river echo powerfully the musical sounds"?
I have a question that has puzzled me for a long time: under what conditions should I use subject-verb inversion? I have read its usage in some books, yet I often receive negative feedback from AI ...
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the position of the space adjunct in 'My wife called [on the way to work] to tell me she saw John.'
I am wondering if all these sentences are idiomatic, clear and mutually synonymous:
My wife called on the way to work to tell me she saw John.
My wife called to tell me on the way to work she saw ...
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Should I say "Like this?" or "Like that?" when asking for clarification in an email?
My boss asked me to update a particular file for work. Right after updating, as per his instructions, I sent an email back to him with a screenshot of the update he wanted, captioned Like this? ...
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"in my summer vacation" VS "on my summer vacation" (E.g.: "I want to put a little fun in/on my summer vacation.")
As far as I understood from forum.wordreference.com:
(1a) In my summer vacation, the weather was wonderful. — unnatural
(1b) On my summer vacation, the weather was wonderful. — natural
(2a) I want to ...
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