Questions tagged [prepositions]
A preposition is a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause.
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Are these three sentences grammatical? [closed]
If they are, I think English speakers prefer (C). How about (B) and (C)? Which do you prefer to use?
(A) The introverted Brando was sent to a military school, in which he
felt isolated and alone.
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With or without "on" before "the last Wednesday in August"
As far as I know, we don't use prepositions before "last", "next", e.g. "last Wednesday", but a title in a book says "On the last Wednesday in August" and the ...
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Would the proper way to followup the word 'reminder' be 'to' or 'for'?
I was writing out a message for my followers, and in the middle of the sentence I wrote "reminder to everyone," and then I paused and thought to myself that I don't know if that's the proper ...
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Which one is right:".....go 55 meters down INTO the ground." OR "....go 55 meters down UNDER the ground."
This is from the BBC, about sewage system of London, in which experts show the reporters around the new sewage system sewage system 0:44-0:46
We are about to go 55 meters down into the ground.
The ...
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Is Friday included in "until Friday"? [duplicate]
If somebody said to me, "I have to work until Friday", would that mean that he still had to work on Friday or would that mean that Friday was already his day off?
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Is it "in this moment in the film" or "at this moment in the film"?
I know that you normally use AT THIS MOMENT but is it the same when we are talking about films?
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The men quarreled among themselves
The men quarreled among themselves.
If there are more than two men, "among" is OK. But what if there are two men.
The men quarreled among/between themselves. ???
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for a little boy
a. That is bold talk for a little boy!
b. That is bold talk coming from a little boy!
c. That is bold talk, coming from a little boy!
d. That is bold talk from a little boy!
e. That is bold talk, from ...
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What are the differences among beg, beg of, beg for and beg from
Please explain the differences among the mentioned phrases and provide suitable examples please!
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What does "keep with" mean in this context?
I'm learning Html programming on one of the websites and during the course, there was a problem to solve which was phrased like this:
"To keep with the same color theme you have already been ...
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Finding the parts of speech of a word in a given sentence
While reading newspaper, I encountered a sentence as follows:
"They say cost of production of cement would go up by Tk 10 per bag following the increase in taxes on limestone, its prime raw ...
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Please asking about "walking my bike" phrase
Could we use the phrase " I walked my bike to home. Or I walked my bike into home. Or I pressed my bike to home. or I pushed my bike to home."? Are they correct? Which one is natural ...
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From/In his experience, a case like this usually entails ill intention - "from" or "in"?
Example 1
From/In his experience, a case like this usually entails ill intention.
Example 2
From/In my father's experience, my brother must have skipped the class.
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Difference between 'drive for' 'drive in' and 'drive of' where drive is a noun
drive for a better lifestyle
drive in a better lifestyle
drive of a better lifestyle
What is the difference and are they all grammatically correct?
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Programming: "written in" vs "written with"
When a program is written in a certain language, then "in" is used. But I don't know what preposition to use with frameworks and libraries.
For example, I saw that some people say:
It's ...
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Metallica was a huge influence on/for/to me
I know that we can use “on” with “influence,” so I think it is fine to say a sentence like
“Metallica was a huge influence on me.”
But I wonder if it is also fine to use either “for” or “to”
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"My pyjamas are all wet." Does the word "all" refer to the word "wet" or to the word "pyjamas"?
While someone is putting water into a bowl for their pet, the pet accidentally knocks over the bowl of water and the person says to his pet:
Watch out! My pyjamas are all wet.
The "all" in ...
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"The shop has been.open the whole day/for the whole day"
Please correct me if I am wrong. My interpretation is "The shop has been open the whole day" (as in it was open but now it is closing)
The Shop has been open the whole day= "The shop ...
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On/in/within when used with a range of numbers
Here is my troubling sentence:
The student scored 1364 on/in/within a range of 987-2198.
Which preposition do you recommend?
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Identifying a prepositional phrase as an adverb or adjective
I am having a difficult time identifying whether the prepositional phrase in the following sentence is acting as an adverb or an adjective. Here is the sentence:
Did they really buy all the guys ...
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Preposition "to" after the verb "Dream" followed by another verb (doing something)
I was trying to find out if a preposition to after the verb dream is correct, as in this example:
Why do they all dream to come here?
The person who said that in her YT vlog is not a native English ...
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"I am halfway to you" or "I am halfway from you"
Q."How far are you from me: (over the phone talking to friend who is about to reach his friend's home)
I know I could say, "I am 7 miles from you".
But if I use word "halfway" ...
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Preposition after the word "Manual" [closed]
Could you help me please. What preposition should I use here?
Manual ___ (of / for / to) reinventing the wheel
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Is it "to smell of" or "to smell with"?
I encountered a sentence "It smelt of boiled cabbage and old rag mats." while I was reading a book.
Searching the Internet, I have discovered that in general, "to smell of" and &...
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in 3 months, for 3 months, for the last 3 months
Are the meanings of these three sentences different?
I won’t be surprised if my electricity is cut off. I haven’t paid the bill in three months.
I won’t be surprised if my electricity is cut off. I ...
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Using preposition "for" two time in sequence is correct?
The sentence:
please refer the attachment for the contacts for this particular event.
Here using "for" two times in this sequence is correct?
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The men on board a hospital ship
The sentence is:
The men on board a hospital ship that had taken a direct hit hadn’t been so lucky, however.
This is from a book called The Dover Café At War by Ginny Bell.
Why is it: The men on ...
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"After the incident", I started to be more careful not to trip over things. - the incident has nothing to do with me; can I use this this way?
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A: Yesterday, I went to Bob and Mary's wedding. Did you get invited?
B: Really? I was completely clueless about that. Before the wedding, I was at home playing games.
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A: The ...
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"later" or "after" + "time period" in a sentence that talks about something unchanged, repeatedly happening, etc...?
Can we use "later" or "after" in a sentence that talks about something unchanged, repeatedly happening, etc...?
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A: The weather here is usually sunny, but it can change ...
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Peter is not on the bridge. vs Peter is off the bridge
Do the following two sentences communicate the same piece of information and also can they be used in the same situations interchangeably?
Peter is not on the bridge.
Peter is off the bridge.
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Are opposite and opposite to interchangeable? [duplicate]
a. Their house is opposite to ours.
b. Their house is opposite ours.
Are they both correct?
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Can "from" used to show a consequence?
They're affected from being unable to live their normal lives because areas of land are contaminated
I think "being unable to live their normal lives" is a consequence of being affected.
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What preposition should be used in "dressed _____ a lovely blue saree"? [closed]
She was dressed _____ a lovely blue saree.
I have already tried up and with in this problem but I am confused whether it is Up or whether it is With.
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Which is best: to light up 'with,' 'from,' or 'off'?
I am trying to write a sentence that conveys the idea of lighting something up (a cigar, cigarette) using the flame of a candle. What is the correct form?
to light up with a candle
to light up from a ...
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Is "as" in "NativeScript allows you to write logic in C or C++ in a similar fashion as you would write a GDScript file." a conjunction?
I got contradictory answers from bing chat to a question.
First part of the chat:
So I started a new topic
The queston is:
"NativeScript allows you to write logic in C or C++ in a similar ...
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What is the difference between "make a joke about" and "joke about"?
Could someone please explain to me the difference between the phrases "to make a joke about" and "to joke about" please?
Also, is it grammatical to say "subject joke(s) about ...
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a question about "as". is it a typo of "is"?
Volunteers rated the toffee eaten during low-pitched music as more bitter than that consumed during the high-pitched rendition.
I have been known many examples of "as",but all are compared ...
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Should " beginning" be followed by "with"?
In unit 80 of 'Advanced Grammar in Use', it says
In formal English we can also introduce a reason in a clause beginning for, in that, or less commonly, inasmuch as.
Shouldn't there be a preposition ...
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"Chip in (-,on,to) the conversation"
Say I'd like to describe a situation where I naturally (not abruptly) join a conversation. I think the closest expression is "chipping in", but which preposition should I use? (Or do I need ...
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"off of" vs. "off from" [duplicate]
Example of usage of off from in context:
Compensatory time off for travel may be used by an employee when the employee is granted time off from his or her scheduled tour of duty established for leave ...
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What does "I don't need to call the horse in the cat does it for me" mean? [closed]
I don't know the meaning of the first sentence in this picture
I don't need to call the horse in the cat does it for me
Just a pony running to see her best friend
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What does "for" mean in "the solution is for there to be fewer banks"
This context comes from an article written on Mar 27, 2009
on the business insider website by Joe Weisenthal
"Some have argued that this is what we need in banking. Nassim Taleb, for one, has ...
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Can "with" be used to mean "since"?
In my native language we have a construction that allows us to use the ford for 'with' in the sense 'since', so that the (a) and (b) versions of the following examples mean the same:
1a With its ...
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what does "as" mean in the following sentence?
I didn't even want to fall asleep in the same room as him.
it seems that "as" can be replaced with "with".
so, Does it mean "with"? But I found nothing about the "...
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Is not a preposition missing in this sentence?
This next sentence reads
Claire (Caitriona Balfe), Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan) and Roger (Richard Rankin) turned up to stop Bonnet getting away
I think it should be "From getting away" I ...
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Wash your hands before you go to sleep. (sleep is a noun or a verb?)
Wash your hands before you go to sleep.
'sleep' is a noun or a verb in the sentence above? (In other words, the 'to' is a preposition or an infinitive?)
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Meaning of the sentence without "for"
If it weren't for Jim, this company would be in a mess.
If it weren't Jim, this company would be in a mess.
What is the function of "for" in the first sentence? And if we remove it from the ...
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'As of' or 'from'
I've been reading some answers about when to use 'as of' and 'from', but I still have doubts about when to use each one. e.g.:
You can check-in from 3pm
OR
You can check in as of 3pm
For me (My ...
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Are both idiomatic: "We went out into the garden" OR "We went out to the garden."
If two people went out of the house to get some fresh air, may be sit for a while, have something to drink in the garden, would both these be correct to say:
"We went out INTO the garden"
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Can I remove "in" from this sentence?
And Brandon wasn’t acting maliciously. Instead, he was complying with everything I asked of him, to the point that he was living out of a hotel despite having the legal right to reside with me here, ...
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