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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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‘For the second time’ or ‘The second time’？
In 1908 Lord Northcliffe offered a prize of ￡1000 to the first man who would fly across the English Channel. Over a year passed before the first attempt was made. On July 19th, 1909, in the early mor …
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‘In’ or ‘on’ + the act？
In the last act, a gaoler would always come on to the stage with a letter which he would hand to the prisoner.
The curtain went up on the final act of the play and revealed the aristocrat sitting a …
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Why two prepositions can be used together?
I am confusing that why two prepositions can be used together? …
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Can I replace ‘failed in’ by ‘failed to’ in the sentence?
I had failed in every attempt to find her.
Can I replace ‘failed in’ by ‘failed to’ in this sentence?
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The difference between ‘It was at one o’clock’ and ‘It was one o’clock’?
The difference between:
It was at one o’clock
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It was one o’clock’
I saw these two sentence in one book.
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Meaning of ‘in’ in: They had a very fast car to get away in?
What is the meaning of ‘in’ in the sentence:
They had a very fast car to get away in.
I think if there was not ‘in’, the sentence is right too:
They had a very fast car to get away.
So, …
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‘Each other’ vs ‘with each other’
Modern sculpture rarely surprises us any more. The idea that modern art can only be seen in museums is mistaken. Even people who take no interest in art cannot have failed to notice examples of moder …
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Does ‘took a long time to send them’ express ‘he didn’t send them’？
I see a sentence in my book:
Editors of newspapers and magazines often go to extremes to provide their readers with unimportant facts and statistics. Last year a journalist had been instructed by a w …
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How to understand the meaning of ‘down a drain’？
On his way to the sweet shop, he dropped his fifty pence and it bounced along the pavement and then disappeared down a drain.
Can I delete down a drain, and what is the difference between them？
Can …
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Why not say ‘in a pencil’, but say ‘in pencil’?
We say:
Shall I write in ink or in pencil.
Why not say:
Shall I write in ink or in a pencil?
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You are nothing like as critical as you used to be. Why not use ‘not’?
You are nothing like as critical as you used to be.
Why not say ‘You are not like as critical as you used to be’ ?
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