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Meanings of
prepositional
in English
Function word.
function word
Related terms
closed-class word
Usage of
prepositional
in English
1
Change the following expressions from the
prepositional
phrase form to the possessive:
2
The +participle+ may be used as +principal word+ in a
+
prepositional
phrase+.
3
Before the
prepositional
phrase: The boat is sailing | across the river.
4
The +noun clause+ may be used as +principal term+ of a
+
prepositional
phrase+.
5
If it is a
prepositional
phrase, determine whether it is used as an adjective or as an adverb.
6
A noun or pronoun used as object or objective complement, or as the principal word of a
prepositional
phrase, is in the objective case.
7
An adverb clause may be contracted to a
prepositional
phrase having for its principal word (1) a participle, (2) an infinitive, or (3) a noun.
8
+Explanation+.-Theprincipal word of a
prepositional
phrase is here modified by a participle phrase.
9
(4) Pick out every phrase and determine whether it is a
prepositional
phrase or a verb-phrase.
10
+Explanation.+-Nounsused adverbially are in the objective case because equivalent to the principal word of a
prepositional
phrase.
11
Change the following expressions from the
prepositional
phrase form to the possessive:
12
The +participle+ may be used as +principal word+ in a
+
prepositional
phrase+.
13
Before the
prepositional
phrase: The boat is sailing | across the river.
14
The +noun clause+ may be used as +principal term+ of a
+
prepositional
phrase+.
15
If it is a
prepositional
phrase, determine whether it is used as an adjective or as an adverb.
16
A noun or pronoun used as object or objective complement, or as the principal word of a
prepositional
phrase, is in the objective case.
Other examples for "prepositional"
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About this term
prepositional
Adjective
Frequent collocations
prepositional phrase
Prepositional
through the time