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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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'Of' in "The tomb had been robbed of its treasures."
Happy new year to you too. :)
The tomb had been robbed of its treasures.
The meaning of the sentence is, "the treasures of the tomb were stolen". Though not really appropriate to replace it wit …
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Payment of vs payment for
What are prepositions for?
As dictionaries put it, prepositions 'govern' elements in the clause or sentence. They mean, in simple words, "expressers of the relations". … Now that the "clarification" act has taken place, we can set the prepositions.
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The payer: A payment by John
The payee: A payment to Mrs. …
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listener to or listener of
No, this rule doesn't apply to the noun.
Preps are used to "link" elements of a sentence. You are an ardent listener in relation to that podcast. So you get statements like these:
I am an ardent list …
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for noun + to infinitive
*He was terrified for them to ask too many questions.
Your sentence is ungrammatical, so I put an asterisk (*) to denote it. Your choice of preposition is wrong. You should use "of".
Other than …
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"While you're *at* it" - Why *at*?
I really have no problems understanding what the phrase means, so please do not answer with a description of the phrase.
I was looking for the grammar behind this: Why, instead of any other preps, we …
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Chat to or chat with?
sympathetic response from the reader, the author did not discuss any other inflections or prepositions in this answer of his. …
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Why does something "belong to someone" and not "belong someone"?
The confusing language lesson bewildered John.
Detective Frey believed the suspect's story.
You're trying to befriend someone who doesn't trust you.
If the examples above are correct, this on …
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Why does something "belong to someone" and not "belong someone"?
That would be because "be-" is a prefix that is almost always added to verbs and makes nouns and verbs. It means something along the lines of "cause".
It is, by no means, a recent one, so you're boun …
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