Questions about prepositional phrases.
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Comma after introductory phrases
I am no native speaker and always confused about the comma in introductory phrases, in particular in prepositional phrases. Is there any hard rule when a comma must be set? If I make a google search ...
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“Consist in” vs. “consist of”
I would like to have this clear once and for all:
What is the correct use of consist in / consist of?
"Meditation consists in/of attentive watchfulness."
"The body consists in/of cells."
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What are “up” and “down” in “up there” and “down there”?
"Up there" and "down there" are two of the most frequent expressions that I, myself, use often. I really don't know whether they are just expressions used to refer to a place to go ("I went down ...
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“Can we get this over with?”
I am confused about this sentence because it ends in a preposition, something that I thought was not really grammatically correct:
Can we get this over with?
In addition, I haven't found a ...
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“Exchange emails with whomever you want to put me in contact [with]”
I realize the "never end a sentence with a preposition" rule is controversial these days, but let's assume for the sake of argument that it should be followed. What is the proper construction of a ...
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“I will go up to the stores”
What is the meaning of the following sentence, said from a person that is at home, and is going outside?
I will go up to the stores.
