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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I fell in love with you (from) the moment I
I fell in love with you the moment I saw you.
I fell in love with you from the moment I saw you.
Are these sentences correct? If so, is there any difference in meaning between them?
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Does the inclusion of the preposition at the end make the sentence incorrect?
I hope you didn't send the document in the state you got it.
I hope you didn't send the document in the state you got it in.
Since the second sentence basically says "I hope you didn't send the ...
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Preposition to be used after 'beg'
Following are three sentences, each one different from the other in their syntax of preposition . Which one of them is correct?
I beg a loan of him.
I beg a loan from him.
I beg for a loan from him.
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So we have heard!
When you want to say that you have come to know of a certain information from others, I have seen people first narrate what they have heard and then finally say something like, "so I have heard ...
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Shouldn't "wear off" be followed by the preposition "from" or "off" in "When the new wore off his grandfather’s watch"?
This context comes from the book "To Kill A Mocking Bird" by Harper Lee.
"“Oh, no sir!” Jem pulled out his grandfather’s watch that Atticus let him carry
once a week if Jem were careful ...
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What is the correct preposition for imagine?
I would like to know if the following sentence is correct.
It might be different from what you imagine from shaved ice.
Context: I work at a restaurant that serves unusual shaved ice and I would like ...
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He is ill/well/highly reputed of
He is ill reputed of.
Do we need 'of' here? That is, "He is ill reputed." sounds or reads natural or naturally.
If 'of' is okay here, where does this 'of' come from?
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What is the difference between "Donald Trump just got shot at!" and "Donald Trump just got shot!"?
(i) Donald Trump just got shot at!
(ii) Donald Trump just got shot!
I saw a tweet with the former text but it was edited as the later then.
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Use of "in" in the following sentence
I have a question about the usage of "in."
Could you please explain the use of "in" in the following sentence? I don't think "what" takes a preposition, so how is "...
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"imprisonment for ten years" VS "imprisonment of ten years" VS "ten years' imprisonment"
my own examples:
(1) imprisonment for ten years
(2) imprisonment of ten years
(3) ten years' imprisonment
As far as I understand, they are all correct.
What's the difference between them?
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On the path, through the path
When I use "path" in a sentence, I am used to adding on before it.
For instance,
The path on which I traveled...
Recently, I came across something like
The mountainous path through which ...
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Confusion regarding "since" vs "for"
I know that we use "since" when we refer to some specific event that started at some point in the past and is still continuing and "for" when we talk about the duration of the ...
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Using "Delight" Without a Preposition
Both the following are commonly used: "to take delight in" and "they delighted in"
Recently, I read in an article a usage that was different from these. The author had written,
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Until, till present perfect
1 I won't go until it is working
2 I won't go until it has been working
1 is correct and means that once it works I may go. Is present perfect continuous okay here too. I feel that present perfect ...
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Difference between "to fall by 50 per cent" and"to fall at 50 per cent" [closed]
What is the difference between these 2 sentences?
The price fell by 50 per cent
The price fell at 50 per cent
Thank you in advance!
