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Prepositions are function words like "to", "over", "through", "in". The meaning of a sentence can be dramatically altered by choosing the wrong preposition. Questions need to include enough information for the intended meaning to be deduced.
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Are prepositions fixed for words?
There are also words that can take several prepositions according to the rules, depending on meaning. … In this case, a great many prepositions could be used, because there are many prepositions that can introduce adverbial constituents (in the forest, under the circumstances, after midnight, etc.). …
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"I can't confirm all what he said" versus "I can't confirm all of what he said"
You need "of" in standard English.
Consider the following sentence:
The monster (that) I saw in the cave
was hideous.
That is a relative pronoun: it refers back to the monster (the antecedent), and …
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Why do so many people use a preposition with which to end a sentence? [duplicate]
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When is it okay to end a sentence in a preposition?
I see it a lot, even though my elementary teacher told me it is wrong. This is probably a new development, a sign tha …
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About the 'as in'
It often helps to complete such phrases, because filling in the omitted (or imagined to have been omitted) words can make the construction clearer.
In this case, as in stands for as [it is] in:
I …
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preposition used with “autonomous”: “of ” vs “from”
This word is best used in an absolute sense, i.e. without specifying what the autonomous entity would depend on if it weren't autonomous. If you need a contrast, use "independent of" ("of" is better t …
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Origin of ending a sentence with a preposition-German separable verbs?
The stub of an answer: it is believed that, in Proto-Indo-European, prepositions and prepositional prefixes originated in adverbial words. … They were later adapted to prepositions, stranded 'prepositions', prefixes, etc. …
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Correct usage of determiners and prepositions
If you were comparing houses in different situations, as in houses along the river are usually larger than those on mountain tops, then you have a good reason to use different prepositions, and you have …
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"equally skilled as X" or "equally skilled to X"?
Traditionally, neither is recommended: you would either say Lebron and I are equally skilled or I consider myself (just) as skilled as Lebron. I believe equally as is used by some people, though. Equa …
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"... that ... with ..." and "... which ... with ..."
The short answer: that can be a conjunction or a relative pronoun; only when it is a relative pronoun can it be replaced with which.
Your first example could mean either of the following:
a.) This fa …
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Awkward style choice or syntax error?
The most endangered of lions is indeed a slightly formal or old-fashioned construction, I would say, but it is still very much alive and perfectly OK. I would not say the lions, because then you would …
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ending a sentence with a preposition 'of'
Traditionally celebrities have been considered the very few people who enjoy really luxurious lifestyles that many of us can only dream of.
This is correct.
Your where was not correct (it sound …
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U-English of the 1950s: what was used instead of "ON holiday"?
I tried some prepositions in Ngrams, like at, with, and in, but none made me any wiser; I saw mainly noun adjectives and other noise. …
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"Answer to my question" or "answer on my question"?
"To" is right; "on" would be intelligible, but not the usual way to say it: it would mean "an answer on the subject of my question", which is needlessly long and less clear, except perhaps in unusual …
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Which is the correct preposition for the end of "pride myself" (is it "on", "at", or "in")?
[Edited] The Oxford English Dictionary (2nd ed.) gives on pride (v.):
4.a. refl. To make or show oneself proud; to take pride, take credit to
oneself, congratulate oneself; to
plume oneself. C …
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Usage of "upon"
The prepositions "on" and "upon" are often used interchangeably, though "upon" usually marks more old-fashioned use. …