| 单词 | preposition |
| 例句 | In short, the two sides of the coin, the either and or parts, must match grammatically— subject with subject, verb with verb, preposition with preposition, adjective with adjective, and so on. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Nobody knows why the notion stuck— possibly because it’s closer to Latin grammar, or perhaps because the word preposition means “position before,” which seems to suggest that a preposition can’t come last. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Subjunctives also turn up with certain prepositions and subordinators that specify hypothetical situations: Bridget was racked with anxiety lest her plagiarism become known. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Doesn’t Shakespeare use / after a preposition in The Merchant of Venice? Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Don't be misled by the preposition about, it’s one of the false clues mentioned above. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Many participles have turned into prepositions, such as according, allowing, barring, concerning, considering, excepting, excluding, failing, following, given, granted, including, owing, regarding, and respecting, and they don’t need subjects at all. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Many Prussian nobles had the preposition von before their last name to signify “of” or “from.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z As a preposition, a word that positions other words, the to lets us know an infinitive is coming. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Granger jammed the whole day’s work into the last eight minutes, a blur of verbs and nouns and prepositions, and yes, there was another homework assignment. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “If you don’t have to decline it and it doesn’t need a preposition it sounds good to me.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z In Jocasta handed the baby to the servant, the phrase the servant is an oblique object, that is, the object of a preposition. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z As we shall see in chapter 6, many spurious rules, including some that have made national headlines, are the result of bungled analyses of grammatical categories like adjective, subordinator, and preposition. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z The after in after the love has gone, for example, is just the after which appears in after the dance, which everyone agrees is a preposition. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Even if it is a preposition, it could very well precede a clause. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z The words in parentheses, by the way, are prepositions, words that “position”—that is, locate—other words. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z This idea caught on, even though great literature from Chaucer to Shakespeare to Milton is bristling with sentences ending in prepositions. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes it really is better to pied-pipe a preposition to the beginning of a clause than to strand it at the end. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z As we saw in chapter 4, many prepositions, such as after and before, take either one, so the question of whether like is a conjunction is a red herring. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z A note of caution: Who can sound grating if used for whom right after a preposition. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Something can be identical to something else, but must coincide with it; the words identical and coincide demand different prepositions. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z It was just a failure of the traditional grammarians to distinguish categories from functions that blinded them to the realization that a preposition could take a clause, not just a noun phrase, as its object. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z We begin to feel subconsciously that / is somehow more genteel than me, even in cases where me is the right choice—for instance, after a preposition. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z For that matter, many of the words that were traditionally called subordinating conjunctions, like before and after, are actually prepositions. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z A preposition often comes just before whom, but not always. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The same rule creates relative clauses that begin with a preposition and a wh-word such as the better with which to see you or It’s you of whom she’s thinking. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z The little preposition can make a big difference. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z To start with, the fact that like is a preposition, which typically takes a noun phrase complement, does not mean that it may not take a clausal complement as well. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z The object of a preposition like between must be in the accusative case: we say between us or between them, not between we or between they. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z TOMBSTONE: It’s wrong to end a sentence with a preposition. r.i.p. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Like is a preposition, said the accusers, and may take only a noun phrase object, as in crazy like a fox or like a bat out of hell. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z I lacked even a basic knowledge of grammar, though I was learning, beginning with nouns and moving on to prepositions and gerunds. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Other than Cookie Monster and Tarzan, most of us effortlessly choose the right case whenever a pronoun is found in its usual place in the tree, next to the governing verb or preposition. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z The headline Manufacturing Data Helps Invigorate Wall Street could have used one, and a preposition would also have come in handy in Teacher Strikes Idle Kids and Textron Makes Offer to Screw Company Stockholders. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Yes, but without being too pernickety about prepositions, I'm interested in thinking in the weather, not about it. Robert Macfarlane: 'Paths are human; they are the traces of our relationships' 2012-05-26T23:05:33Z Immediately, his childhood memories are jettisoned in favour of a long, Seinfeldian look at preposition use. Jerry Seinfeld is back – and he's still the ultimate laser-precision joke machine 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z Deep Sleep The fault with our beds lies in a misleading preposition. T Magazine: Deep Sleep 2012-10-10T22:00:49Z Some writers follow the old rule that says you should never end a sentence with a preposition. Comma Queen: On Prepositions 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z No sense trying to diagram his sentences: He drops prepositions at will and turns nouns into adverbs. New Albums by Riff Raff, Black Bananas and Phox 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z According to O'Conner and Kellarman, "there's nothing wrong with starting a sentence with a conjunction" or ending one with a preposition. Grammar lovers split over infinitives 2013-02-08T13:10:54Z They move with the stilted stage cadence of a slam poem, with awkward breaks, including some after verbs and prepositions, just to hammer home the wordplay and rhyme. Review: ‘Thoughts of a Colored Man’ Preaches to the Choir 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z After she does a comic bit about prepositions, Gadsby lays her cards on the table. Hannah Gadsby’s ‘Douglas’ Doubles Down on the Comedy of Contradiction 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z Stewart may be reaching out to a new audience, but she won’t be ending a sentence with a preposition anytime soon. Martha Stewart, Comedy Genius? 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z Auxiliary verbs are dropped, words are misspelled, prepositions are jostled, all to create a sense of vernacular authenticity. Family, Home and Heartbreak in Three Debuts 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z Pronouns, along with conjunctions and prepositions, are generally considered a “closed class” — a group of words whose number rarely grows and whose meanings rarely change. For linguists, it was the decade of the pronoun 2020-01-11T05:00:00Z “Me,” “him,” “her,” “us,” and “them” are in the objective case, and are used as direct objects, indirect objects, and objects of a preposition. Comma Queen: “Who/Whom” for Dummies 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z This demonstrates the fundamental difference between a talk-variety show where the title delineates the host by using a preposition, "with," instead of a transitive verb, i.e, "starring." Leslie Jones blazed brightly on "The Daily Show." But is a star really what its new era needs? 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z In “Graveyard Clay,” prepositions—a prominent feature of Gaelic grammar—pile up: The Irish Novel That’s So Good People Were Scared to Translate It 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z "Wait, is ending a sentence with a preposition still frowned upon? I mean, upon frowned? Dammit!" Anna Kendrick's book, 'Scrappy Little Nobody,' gets November release date 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z “Downstairs, porridge,” he commands, with little need of preposition or adverb so early on in the day. Weekend Breakfasts to Warm the Heart, and Belly 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z Also, much as I might be tempted to agree with you about those who seek fun in terror, you’re really not supposed to end a sentence with a preposition. Sony’s theater of the absurd: How “The Interview” became the most insane cultural-political spectacle in recent history 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z “Distribution” is a noun, and syntactically it belongs with “shipment,” also a noun, as an object of the preposition “for.” A Few Words About That Ten-Million-Dollar Serial Comma 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z Keeping the preposition away from the end of the sentence is a noble endeavor, but not strictly necessary and often impossible. Comma Queen: On Prepositions 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z And yes, it’s O.K. to end a sentence with a preposition, and to use the word O.K. Why Weird Al's 'Word Crimes' Is English for Dummies 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z Harvard grad: “I come from a place where we do not end our sentences with prepositions.” 13 Things You Probably Don’t Know About Laughing 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z In “The Dirty Dust,” Titley drops the prepositions—and the effect, to English ears, is a more natural sound: The Irish Novel That’s So Good People Were Scared to Translate It 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z Fun with prepositions, maybe, but also a quietly significant shift toward a more democratic perspective, rooted in the conviction that we all deserve nice things. The Rock Critic Robert Christgau’s Big-Hearted Theory of Pop 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z The increasing complexity of the lyrics is manifested in “bigger words and more prepositions, articles, and conjunctions.” ArtsBeat Blog: I Me Mine: The Beatles and Their Pronouns 2011-08-29T14:30:32Z More remarkable was how the piece managed to shift in tone and find the pathos in prepositions. Dance Review: Claire Porter at Joe’s Pub 2014-04-30T20:47:09Z In their “A.B.C. of English Usage,” they considered “like” to be “an adjective — not a preposition . . . and certainly not a conjunction.” Can something be totally unique? Steven Pinker’s new book says yes. I am going to type with ill intent, use all the wicked prepositions and strident punctuation I know, and give these people a piece of my mind. Southern Journal: The Impossible Turkey 2011-10-06T19:20:01.660Z Does that ever happen to you, where you don't know if you're at the preposition or the verb? Which sitcom actresses rarely watch their shows? 2010-06-10T04:18:00Z These are the kinds of sweet nothings that, if redacted for the purposes of quotation in this newspaper, would leave little more than articles, prepositions and pronouns: “...my...your ... the…” Their marriage was already cracking. With joyless prose about joyless people, Jonathan Safran Foer's 'Here I Am' is kitsch at best 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z “There are 108 single-word prepositions in the English language,” she writes, “and none is adequate to representing the relation of mind to body.” ‘A Body, Undone’: A writer paralyzed in an accident dictates a powerful memoir 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z It’s still quintessential Seinfeld, poking fun at cereal and air travel and prepositions, but his set is looser, intimate and more biographical, a rebrand for the podcast age. Meet a Looser, More Personal Seinfeld 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z I got rid of all adjectives, adverbs, even verbs and prepositions. Lorrie Moore 2010-04-10T23:10:00Z Most of our prepositions suggest separateness from the weather world. Robert Macfarlane: 'Paths are human; they are the traces of our relationships' 2012-05-26T23:05:33Z That chatty title, in the wake of a filmography that has little use for definite articles and none for prepositions, hints at Neeson’s aspirations to a higher screen IQ. Review: Liam Neeson Gets Taken on A Walk Among the Tombstones 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z The other assumption, exemplified by the lack of a conditional preposition in the song’s title, is that it’s only a matter of time: of “when,” rather than “if.” Weird suburbia: How atomic bombs and UFOs created modern America 2014-03-16T18:00:00Z Take the so-called rule against ending sentences with a preposition. Hidden in plain sight 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z Both the sweep of their tempo and the environmental friendliness of their technology are evoked by the colours and preposition of "white-through-blue". Poem of the week: Autobiography Without Pronouns by Tiffany Atkinson 2013-04-08T10:09:25Z American writers increasingly use more “content-free words” such as prepositions, conjunctions, and articles. Literature isn’t as “moody” as it used to be 2013-03-21T21:45:00Z What the author won’t think to change are the short words, the articles and prepositions. J.K. Rowling’s Secret: A Forensic Linguist Explains How He Figured It Out 2013-07-15T17:39:37Z Pennebaker is admirably omnivorous when it comes to looking for material that will show how these stealthy words — which include articles, prepositions, conjunctions and auxiliary verbs — reflect our social psyche. ArtsBeat Blog: I Me Mine: The Beatles and Their Pronouns 2011-08-29T14:30:32Z For example, we know that the prepositions ina "in," "from" and ana "to, for" were sometimes run together with the word that followed. "Eternals" – Marvel consulted me to help superheroes chit chat in Babylonian 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z “Some of the changes were minute things — a telling change of preposition, perhaps — which make a gigantic difference,” Mr. Ricks said. The Most of Bob Dylan 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z Don’t miss that subtle choice of preposition in Marshall’s title: not “learning to look at the Sistine Chapel,” which is what we expect art books to offer, but learning to look in the Sistine Chapel. Review | Seeing the Sistine Chapel’s revolutionary art through new eyes 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z Austin and Galvez did not reveal the four new locations where the Americans would be granted access and allowed to preposition weapons and other equipment. US forces returning to Philippines to counter China threats 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z In the first months of the war, the Russian Defense Ministry said the use of that letter came from the preposition “Za,” from the Russian phrase “Za pobedu,” or “For victory.” A video appears to show Novak Djokovic’s father with pro-Putin tennis fans at the Australian Open. 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z “And while prepositions are useful for placement, they ultimately don’t have the muscle, the velocity of a verb.” Review | In Annie-B Parson’s book, art and life are always intersecting 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z To change the direction of a sentence, you learn how to control prepositions and modifiers. Writing Guide 2021-12-21T00:00:00Z But the excellent words “me,” “us,” “her,” “him” and “them” are ready, willing and able to step in when needed; and they are needed after prepositions, such as “to,” “of,” for,” etc., and verbs. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: The art of an appropriate headline 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z These are the small, common words such as prepositions, pronouns and conjunctions that have little content in themselves but hold a sentence together. Opinion | Aphasia makes it hard for me to speak. But I have not lost my voice. 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z Sometimes the ingredients are reversed and yoked by a preposition. How to Turn the Humble Lentil Into an Extravagant Luxury 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z After weeks of speculation about what it meant, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday that it came from the preposition “Za,” the first word in the Russian phrase “Za pobedu,” or “For victory.” The letter ‘Z’ has become a symbol for Russians who support the invasion of Ukraine. 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z Except is used mostly as a preposition meaning “excluding.” Writing Guide 2021-12-21T00:00:00Z The tentative plan calls for nuclear-powered cargo flights to begin six years earlier, in 2033, to preposition materials on Mars and serve as dry runs for crewed transport. NASA’s ‘Nuclear Option’ May Be Crucial for Getting Humans to Mars 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z These include using more articles – "the," "an," "a" – prepositions, positive emotion, long words and, interestingly, swear words. How Trump’s language shifted in the weeks leading up to the Capitol riot 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z Despite the uncertainties over timing of vaccine approval and number of initial doses, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is asking states to be prepared to “preposition” doses in key locations throughout the country. States say they lack federal funds to distribute coronavirus vaccine as CDC tells them to be ready by Nov. 15 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z "We are going to preposition to Comox to start working our way west," the CF Snowbirds tweeted. Canadian Forces Snowbirds jet scheduled to honor coronavirus first responders crashes, bursts into flames 2020-05-17T04:00:00Z While you’re at it, eliminate unnecessary or filler words, such as prepositions or repetitive conjunctions. Writing Guide 2021-12-21T00:00:00Z "I learned stuff like the prepositions in alphabetical order and crazy stuff like that," he recalled. Whom country star John Rich credits for this incredible skill of his 2020-02-17T05:00:00Z And while it has become acceptable, even at The New Yorker, to end a sentence with a preposition, I still half expect to get my knuckles whacked when I use one to end with. Can a Machine Learn to Write for The New Yorker? 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z It takes a strong philosopher to assume control of a preposition and propel it into a foreign language. Nietzsche’s Eternal Return 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z In Russian, the word “Ukraina” means “borderlands” and takes the preposition “na.” Perspective | Five myths about Ukraine 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z Pronouns are one of the eight main parts of speech, the others being nouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections. Writing Guide 2021-12-21T00:00:00Z It also allows the U.S. to preposition munitions in the country. A look at foreign military bases across the Persian Gulf 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z The usual objection to “meet with” is that the preposition is redundant. What Jacob Rees-Mogg's language rules reveal about him | David Shariatmadari 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z The problem with Julián Castro’s Spanish is not whether he is an English monolingual, uses the wrong prepositions or alternates between English and Spanish pronunciation. Opinion | There Is Nothing Wrong With Julián Castro’s Spanish 2019-07-27T04:00:00Z Thus, this erroneous preposition undoes the very intent of the verb it follows. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: An unappetizing photo, a ‘rant’ on aging professors and a slight against Jimmy Carter 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z His father had strong views about ending a sentence with a preposition and thought it a “heinous sin” to split an infinitive. House Speaker John Bercow on Theresa May, Brexit and why he won’t leave — yet 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z It’s common to mangle a split verb in Spanish, use the wrong preposition in English or lose sight of the connection between the beginning and end of a long German sentence. Speaking two languages may help the aging brain 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z Two tables away, women spoke of a town in transition and lingered on the old days “when you just didn’t end a sentence with a preposition.” Cultural divide: The nation is changing, but a small Iowa town refuses to live without its movie theater 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z “She worked above you. She worked beyond you. Get your preposition right.” At Franklin’s funeral, a call for respect for black America 2018-09-01T04:00:00Z Scholar Michael Eric Dyson also weighed in: “She ain’t work for you. She worked above you. She worked beyond you. Get your preposition right. Don’t sully the memory of our great queen.” Songs, prayers and pink Cadillacs mark Aretha Franklin’s homegoing 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z “He’s a personal trainer I found online, and I’ll start working out with him tomorrow morning. A gym is a good place to get the prepositions for direction.” The Mystery of People Who Speak Dozens of Languages 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z We now know there are languages without adverbs, adjectives, prepositions and articles. Behemoth, bully, thief: how the English language is taking over the planet 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z Scalia wrote that “bear arms” was sometimes used in a military context, but in those cases it was followed by the preposition “against” and then by the target of the hostilities. Opinion | Setting the record straight on what Scalia said about bearing arms 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z They created a short online grammar quiz called Which English? that tested noun–verb agreement, pronouns, prepositions and relative clauses, among other linguistic elements. At What Age Does Our Ability to Learn a New Language Like a Native Speaker Disappear? 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z “It’s a pleasure having your old teacher there telling you not to end a sentence with a preposition.” These students found their teacher 56 years later 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z It means that by observing the way we’re using words and applying those observations methodically, we increase our chances of connecting with our readers – prepositions at the end of sentences and all. How the internet changed the way we write – and what to do about it 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z Our comedy columnist says it’s “quintessential Seinfeld, poking fun at cereal and air travel and prepositions, but his set is looser, intimate and more biographical, a rebrand for the podcast age.” Hurricane Maria, St. Louis, Sean Spicer: Your Monday Evening Briefing 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z Our languages consist of word categories such as nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions and so on. Yes, We Can Communicate with Animals 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z Ending on a preposition is the sort of English up with which teachers will not put. How to Conquer the Admissions Essay 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z Articles and prepositions indicate analytical thinking and predict higher grades; pronouns and adverbs indicate narrative thinking and predict lower grades. AI is changing how we do science. Get a glimpse 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z Some of the sentences in “Talking Back” seem designed to enact its author’s loose, democratic approach to English, and to language more broadly: sentence-ending prepositions sit happily together with uses of the singular “they.” The Case for Black English 2017-05-08T04:00:00Z Look at the number of prepositions in the title alone. Dogs don’t like reggae – they love it: 10 top tracks to play for your best friend | Rhik Samadder 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z He begins with prepositions and pronouns, before making mistaken, out-of-place declarations on the city bus and foul-mouthed threats in the bath. The Polish Christmas advert with seven million views - BBC News 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z The worst of times was, he could take a four-hour shoot and turn it into an eight-hour shoot by changing articles and prepositions.” The Public Face of Crazy Eddie Recalls the Real One 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z Luke is stunned: "I was IN love with her, but I never got the chance TO love her," and for a second I thought I was back in grade school learning about prepositions. The Bachelorette's Robby loves JoJo, and we should believe him because his dad said so 2016-07-26T04:00:00Z I ungrammatically ended a sentence with a preposition. Ann McFeatters: While Trump circus steals show, GOP drafts disturbing platform 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z “But in fact whom is stubbornly persistent after a preposition.” How to Write Like Antonin Scalia 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z What about ending a sentence with a preposition? Wait … is that a rule? Ten everyday grammar mistakes you might be making 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z When fans flock to this movie, it will be not for Batman or Superman alone but for the sake of the preposition in the title. In “Batman v Superman,” Nobody Wins 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z Aid organizations are racing to preposition emergency food for the nearly three million South Sudanese edging toward starvation. In South Sudan, City of Hope Is Now City of Fear 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z Also, as he liked to say, "It's the only preposition on the keyboard." Inventor of email and savior of the @ sign, Ray Tomlinson, is dead at 74 2016-03-06T05:00:00Z “Like” is a preposition that should be followed by a noun or pronoun. Here's Someone You Never Heard of. Read On. 1453-09-24T05:00:00Z The two countries signed a pact last year giving American forces temporary access to selected military camps and permission to preposition assets. Obama expresses confidence US-Philippine defense pact will be implemented despite hold-up 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z Gould says that prepositions like “to,” “for,” “of” and “in” tend to be the big culprits. Think Nobody Bothers to Read Your Emails? You're Right. 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z The grammar mirrors Mandarin or Malay, the indigenous language of Singapore, by doing away with most prepositions, verb conjugations, and plural words, while its vocabulary reflects the broad range of Singapore's immigrant roots. The rise of Singlish - BBC News 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z She pointed to efforts over the past four years to preposition emergency supplies in Nepal and improve the country’s healthcare capacity. Nepal one month after the quake: 'The emotional impact has been devastating' | Sam Jones 2015-05-24T04:00:00Z They also introduced some new restrictions on the language, such as banning prepositions at the end of a sentence, in favor of phrases like, To whom did she speak. Noah Webster Would Have Loved Urban Dictionary 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z The verb “emigrate” is always used with the preposition “from,” whereas immigrate is always used with the preposition “to.” 20 Commonly Misused Phrases (and How to Use Them Correctly) 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z Even if you think certain grammatical rules are arcane—such as preposition positioning—know that not every reader will agree with you. NetAppVoice: What's The Best Advice You've Had? (Here Are My Top 9) 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z The texts were scrutinized for the use of pronouns, articles and prepositions, words relating to emotions, family, sensory perception and religion and other qualities. Toil and trouble: researchers link Shakespeare to disputed play 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z As Winston Churchill joked, “A preposition is a terrible thing to end a sentence with.” Video Feature: English Grammar Aids for Both Native Speakers and Students 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z Bryan Garner, author of Garner’s Modern American Usage, says that the rule against sentence-final prepositions is “spurious.” Noah Webster Would Have Loved Urban Dictionary 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z When followed by the preposition “in,” the word “hone” just doesn’t make sense. 20 Commonly Misused Phrases (and How to Use Them Correctly) 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z The headlines that “win,” according to Spartz’s testing algorithm, are usually hyperbolic, and many of them begin with dangling participles or end with prepositions. King of Clickbait | The New Yorker 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z “Support against” is a very odd phrase; how about “opposition to”? And “to” is the normal preposition with “allegiance.” Tricky Little Things 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z And ditto if you don’t like sentences ending in prepositions. Software that helps you write faster? What could possibly go wrong… 2014-10-11T04:00:00Z We needed the objective case for the object of the preposition “for.” Close but Not Quite 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z Before long, each attempt wound up in a pattern of the same suggested pronouns and prepositions. 50 famous quotes as told by Apple's QuickType keyboard 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z "Like" is a preposition, said the accusers, and may take only a noun phrase object, as in "crazy like a fox" or "like a bat out of hell". Steven Pinker: 10 'grammar rules' it's OK to break (sometimes) 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z The preposition “in,” with the accusative case, means against a person, as in “Against Guldin,” which was, plainly enough, the point of the response. Readers Respond to "Cosmic Dawn" 2014-07-20T04:00:00Z The company plans to leverage the customer insights from its reward program to further advance its value preposition and enhance customer experience. Walgreen Will Retain Its Growth Momentum In Q3'14 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z “Under this effort, and with the support of Congress, the United States will preposition more equipment in Europe.” Obama: US to boost military presence in Europe 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z The United States and the Philippines on Monday signed a new 10-year Enhanced Defence Cooperation Agreement allowing U.S. forces wider access to local bases and to preposition ships, aircraft, equipment and troops for maritime security. Philippines says U.S. obligated to help in case of attack 2014-04-30T04:59:01Z Many participles have turned into prepositions, such as "according", "allowing", "concerning", "considering", "excepting", "following", "given", "granted", "owing", "regarding" and "respecting", and they don't need subjects at all. Steven Pinker: 10 'grammar rules' it's OK to break (sometimes) 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z “The ‘d’ is the truncated form of the preposition ‘de’ ‘of,’ he wrote in an e-mail. The Mets, Brought to You in ... 2013-08-30T03:42:35Z And their style is the kind we’d associate with better education: They used more complex language, longer tweets, longer words and more prepositions like for, to and under. How Tweets Reveal Your Age 2013-07-18T11:05:24Z Articles, prepositions and conjunctions were among the casualties. Telegram Era ends Stop 2013-06-19T09:50:29Z A colon or dash would work better in the last sentence.It's the preposition. 10 questions on grammar 2013-05-13T23:56:09Z But this is not simply a case of some linguistic gymnastics and a tiny, yet meaningful, preposition. Out of Love for Man U, Fans Built Breakaway Club 2013-05-11T03:01:23Z “The capitalization convention for French follows the rationale that ‘de’ is a preposition, hence not a lexical head word: only lexical head words are capitalized in family names,” den-Dikken wrote. The Mets, Brought to You in ... 2013-08-30T03:42:35Z Please learn to write coherently, including the proper prepositions and punctuation, before you make comments about the inbred. Fireworks to Explode on Capitol Hill Today Over Benghazi 2013-05-08T11:05:25Z FBI should not end sentences with a preposition — such as “ever worked for.” FBI Does Not Send Unsolicited Email 2013-02-07T19:49:58Z Don't start a sentence with but Avoid splitting an infinitive Never end a sentence with a preposition Sometimes you should use "that" and sometimes "which". 10 questions on grammar 2013-05-13T23:56:09Z Breaking it down by the word, excluding generic words like "quarter" as well as articles and prepositions, the most common word was "growth." CEOs' rosy spin whitewashes weak results 2012-10-19T18:32:51Z Verbs such as jeter, to throw down, poser, to lay down, naturally introduced the use of prepositions to express the mode in which the verb acts upon the substantive. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Sprat. µ According to has been called a prepositional phrase, but strictly speaking, according is a participle in the sense of agreeing, acceding, and to alone is the preposition. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z With prepositions or adverbs: Ð To break away, to disengage one's self abruptly; to come or go away against resistance. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z What the grammarians called “tmesis,” the separation of the preposition from the verb with which it is compounded, is peculiar to Homer. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z The prepositions and pronouns, are nearly the same in all of them; the numeral characters, differ very little, and they have many words in common, and of one and the same structure. An Historical View of the Philippine Islands, Vol I (of 2) Exhibiting their discovery, population, language, government, manners, customs, productions and commerce. 2012-03-01T03:00:24.137Z It is a disquisition on the affinities of prepositions, the relationships of conjunctions, and the intimacies of other parts of speech. The Brighton Road The Classic Highway to the South 2012-01-24T03:00:26.933Z It was a substantive that is still with us, but we have it to-day in the form of a preposition—I mean the word chez, which is no other than the word case. Woman and Artist 2012-01-10T03:00:14.960Z That besides, as a preposition, take the remaining sense ½in addition to¸, as, besides all this; besides the considerations here offered. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z The true account of the matter is that in Homer the place of the preposition is not rigidly fixed, as it was afterwards. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z C. L. A. I. J. Note the arrangement of the prepositions bar . . bazer. The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam 2012-01-08T03:00:15.553Z Unhappy is the man who cannot understand the weight of prepositions.” Curiosities of Impecuniosity 2011-12-31T03:00:16.190Z He has saved at least twopence over those prepositions—which, of course, is an item, even in a ten-pound job.’ A Bride from the Bush 2011-12-24T03:08:05.053Z These words, whether used as prepositions or adverbs, have been considered strictly synonymous, from an early period of our literature, and have been freely interchanged by our best writers. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z It signifies space, the four marks leading towards the center representing the four cardinal points, and the phonetic base being the Maya, preposition ti, in, toward, at, in space. e. The Ancient Phonetic Alphabet of Yucatan 2011-12-21T03:00:44.443Z C. L. N A. I. In line 2, note the arrangement of the prepositions. The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam 2012-01-08T03:00:15.553Z This is another instance of the preposition prefixed to the name, cf. Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England 2011-12-19T03:00:41.437Z I think I do, at last, though the prepositions are left to the imagination. A Bride from the Bush 2011-12-24T03:08:05.053Z He’ll never again play on”—then, suddenly changing the preposition—“with a pedigree violin!” The Wolves of God And Other Fey Stories 2011-12-17T03:00:15.447Z Object, of a preposition, 55, 66; of a transitive verb, 66; indirect, 66; second, 66. Business English A Practice Book 2011-11-19T03:00:25.507Z The adverbial meaning of so many of the cases explains the readiness with which they became crystallized into adverbs and prepositions. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z Here the preposition is prefixed as often; v. Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England 2011-12-19T03:00:41.437Z We use it as liberally as prepositions in every day speech. The Difference Between American and British Humour 2011-11-09T12:55:10Z Owl, as a preposition, has the same meaning as the prepositions with, from, by—the usual signs of the ablative case. Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics 2011-10-19T02:00:21.933Z Except as a verb means to exclude; as a preposition it means with the exception of. Business English A Practice Book 2011-11-19T03:00:25.507Z Like prepositions, conjunctions also are primarily adverbs used in a demonstrative and relative sense. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z Conversation, luncheon, and finally dinner at four, occupied his attention, however, and after dinner the whole family gathered in the porch—for really I believe the Virginians are right about that preposition. A Man of Honor 2011-10-02T02:00:16.927Z Pronominal affixes are also joined to verbs to express their objects, and to prepositions. Notes and Queries, Number 84, June 7, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. 2011-09-12T02:00:27.427Z Adjectives follow nouns, conjunctions and prepositions are omitted, and verbs are used in the present tense only. Indian Scout Talks A Guide for Boy Scouts and Camp Fire Girls 2011-09-11T02:00:11.207Z Adverbs, conjunctive, 45; and adjectives confused, 51; and prepositions confused, 52; ideas denoted by, 75; modifying different parts of speech, 75; correct position of, 77; absolute use of, 79; incorrectly used, 81-82. Business English A Practice Book 2011-11-19T03:00:25.507Z With the growth and increase of prepositions the need of the case-endings diminished, and in some languages the latter disappeared altogether. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z The language employed brings into strong relief the manifold variety of relations which the Son sustains to the universe, by the variety of the prepositions used in the sentence. The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon 2011-09-09T02:01:07.157Z Probably the Coptic prefixes were originally auxiliary verbs, or prepositions. Notes and Queries, Number 84, June 7, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. 2011-09-12T02:00:27.427Z Participial phrases preceded by a conjunction or by a preposition, nouns in apposition, adjectives, and adjective phrases come under the same rule if they begin the sentence. A Foreword to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition 2011-08-20T02:00:13.567Z Exercise 127 The object of a preposition is always in the objective case. Business English A Practice Book 2011-11-19T03:00:25.507Z The combination of noun or pronoun and preposition results in a compound attribute. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z The signification of the principal word and the relation expressed by the preposition may be variously determined. The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon 2011-09-09T02:01:07.157Z Like ending a sentence with a preposition, or whatever kind of word “for” is. City Critic: There Ought to Be a Law 2011-08-19T15:36:52Z By this principle, an article or a preposition applying to all the members of a series must either be used only before the first term or else be repeated before each term. A Foreword to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition 2011-08-20T02:00:13.567Z Exercise 134—Miscellaneous Blunders To, Too, Two To is a preposition; too is an adverb, and means excessively or also; two is a numeral adjective. Business English A Practice Book 2011-11-19T03:00:25.507Z How can you finish a sentence with a preposition? The Zankiwank and The Bletherwitch An Original Fantastic Fairy Extravaganza 2011-08-19T02:00:16.653Z Part of the problem is that our brains aren’t wired to listen to pronouns, articles, prepositions, and other “junk” words. The Secret Language Code 2011-08-16T13:45:00.370Z The verbs being thus dispatched, he is then to learn the prepositions, wherein lies the whole regimen of the noun. The History of the Life and Adventures of Mr. Duncan Campell A Gentlen, who, tho' Deaf and Dumb, Writes down any Stranger's name at first Sight; 2011-08-14T02:00:22.973Z He has a dozen or two nouns, half a dozen verbs, three or four adjectives, and enough conjunctions and prepositions to stick the conglomerate together. The Teacher Essays and Addresses on Education 2011-07-19T02:00:17.220Z Exercise 131—Except, Without, Unless Except and without are prepositions, and are used, therefore, to introduce phrases; unless is a conjunction, and is used to introduce a clause. Business English A Practice Book 2011-11-19T03:00:25.507Z His style is forcibly intransitive: verbs are deprived of their objects, prepositions are suppressed, conjunctions vanish, full-stops proliferate. Iain Sinclair's struggles with the city of London 2011-07-15T09:05:01Z This sort of thing is killing journalism, along with the American comma and the lack of prepositions of time in phrases such as "News of the World to close Sunday". Football transfer rumours: Owen Hargreaves to join Leicester City? 2011-07-08T08:14:14Z The so-called imperfect subjunctive turns out to be a verbal noun with a preposition. The Philosophic Grammar of American Languages, as Set Forth by Wilhelm von Humboldt With the Translation of an Unpublished Memoir by Him on the American Verb 2011-07-08T02:00:18.037Z The prepositions required by the French verbs and adjectives. The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' 2011-06-04T02:00:14.880Z Exercise 126—Prepositions Incorrectly Used Each of the incorrect sentences given below contains an unnecessary preposition. Business English A Practice Book 2011-11-19T03:00:25.507Z There appear to be several words in which the sense of violence or rapidity is brought out by the preposition pra, pro, fro, in composition with a verb. The River-Names of Europe 2011-04-20T02:00:18.983Z Among the Primary Words are found all the personal and demonstrative pronouns, all the cardinal numbers and prepositions, and also many common adverbs and conjunctions. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z There are persons to whom a preposition is as inspiring as a trumpet call. Seeing Things at Night 2011-04-10T02:00:05.360Z In fact, all equivalents to English or French prepositions are put after the substantive, and therefore they are more appropriate to be called the post-positions. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z To change the preposition is to convey a different meaning from the one that the speaker intended, or to convey no meaning at all. Business English A Practice Book 2011-11-19T03:00:25.507Z The third immigration is represented by languages with preposition of the genitive, no initial r and l, and purely vowel terminations. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z When L is substituted it will be observed that the English prefix EX means "out of," and that, therefore, Esperanto logically uses the preposition EL, meaning "out of," as the prefix. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z It is essential that an essayist be an enthusiast about more things than prepositions. Seeing Things at Night 2011-04-10T02:00:05.360Z I have purposely altered the preposition at the heading of this, because it treats of a method so entirely different from that which I have tried to describe in the preceding chapter. Riding Recollections, 5th ed. 2011-03-10T03:00:52.223Z Some people have great difficulty in recognizing that in such expressions as for you and me, the pronoun me is as much the object of the preposition for as the pronoun you. Business English A Practice Book 2011-11-19T03:00:25.507Z It was at this time, for example, that the rule of not ending a sentence with a preposition or other little word began to be attended to. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z To show that a preposition has been omitted. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z The fungus of jargon, meanwhile, starts with the little things - like the preposition "up". Management guff 2011-02-28T11:43:18Z Much of the conciseness of negro speech is due to the suppression of relatives and prepositions. you no give, if you do not give. Jamaican Song and Story Annancy stories, digging sings, ring tunes, and dancing tunes 2011-02-28T03:00:31.280Z Exercise 128—Than, as Than and as are not prepositions but conjunctions. Business English A Practice Book 2011-11-19T03:00:25.507Z It is difficult to see why the accusative should be kept when all the other cases are replaced by prepositions. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z Instead of the preposition je we can also use the accusative without a preposition. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z The “run-on” line ends with a preposition or other word which syntactically requires the next line. Philip Massinger 2011-02-25T03:01:15.270Z Old distinctions of case and mood have disappeared from noun and verb, without custom having yet decided what prepositions or auxiliary verbs shall most fittingly convey their meaning. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z Object of a preposition; as, I have just returned from the library. Business English A Practice Book 2011-11-19T03:00:25.507Z She gets an earful, she said, when she writes that there is nothing horrific about, say, splitting an infinitive or ending a sentence with a preposition. NYC: Subjects And Verbs As Evil Plot 2011-01-14T03:20:01Z In speaking of places, the English preposition "of" is not translated. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z No verbal error is more common than that of using superfluous prepositions. The Life of Bret Harte With Some Account of the California Pioneers 2011-01-14T03:00:47.427Z Had he in his construction left out the preposition of, as the original does, all would have been clear. The Messiah in Moses and the Prophets 2010-12-20T17:11:50.233Z A preposition always takes an object, the preposition and its object making a phrase. Business English A Practice Book 2011-11-19T03:00:25.507Z Interestingly, there are analogues of spooky action at a distance in language as well, which are known as “anaphor resolution” and “preposition stranding.” Numberplay: Spooky Action at a Distance 2010-06-21T19:55:00Z The preposition "by" or "with," preceding the complement of a verb in the passive voice, is de or per. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z It cannot be the former, since the affix ṇini cannot be used after a root compounded with a preposition as anuśí; for, as the word supi has already occurred in the Sútra, iii. The Sarva-Darsana-Samgraha Review of the Different Systems of Hindu Philosophy In the passages above quoted, where the preposition of is not inserted between the words Angel and Jehovah, the author gives the Hebrew words. The Messiah in Moses and the Prophets 2010-12-20T17:11:50.233Z Write sentences using above, across, down, up, underneath both as adverbs and as prepositions. Business English A Practice Book 2011-11-19T03:00:25.507Z And in the following sentence, What did you bring that book that I hate to be read to from out of up through for? the prepositions are truly entangled! Numberplay: Spooky Action at a Distance 2010-06-21T19:55:00Z In Esperanto the infinitive is almost always used without a preposition, whereas in English the preposition "to" nearly always precedes the verb. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z Thus it has been said— "Particles, prepositions, and roots—these three are all held to be of manifold meaning; instances found in reading are their evidence." The Sarva-Darsana-Samgraha Review of the Different Systems of Hindu Philosophy When he translates them, he inserts the preposition. The Messiah in Moses and the Prophets 2010-12-20T17:11:50.233Z Exercise 69 The phrase introduced by a preposition is the most common. Business English A Practice Book 2011-11-19T03:00:25.507Z Greek particles are prepositions and conjunctions—hence nice or difficult points of Greek grammar. Tom Brown at Rugby Followed by prepositions, it must be translated in accordance with the sense of the phrases. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z There is an old sense of the preposition "of," which closely corresponds with the full sense of the word employed in the Greek, expressing "out of," "springing from." Misread Passage of Scriptures Then the preposition kata is added to it, thus making our English word "energy" which means "a working force." The Shepherd Psalm A Meditation Omitting articles and prepositions; as, Wrong: Direct package care Western Canning Co. Business English A Practice Book 2011-11-19T03:00:25.507Z It should deal carelessly with poor things like prepositions and pronouns. The Day of His Youth To "get," followed by prepositions, etc., must be translated in accordance with the sense of the phrase. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z Secondly in verbs compounded with prepositions the accent of the verb varies according as to whether the verb is used enclitically or not—thus after the negative n� or in the infinitive and imperative. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" Be careful to use the proper prepositions in all connections. The Style Book of The Detroit News When nouns, adjectives, adverbs, and prepositions are used as predicants, i.e., xviii to perform the function of verbs, these classifiers are also suffixed. First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 1879-1880, Government Printing Office 1881 A number of common words—prepositions, &c.—with only one consonant are spelled by single alphabetic signs in ordinary writing. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" There is no Esperanto preposition which gives exactly the English meaning of "at" or "over" in this sense. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z Thus, Substance corresponds to noun substantive, Quantity and Quality to the adjective, Relation partly to the comparative degree and perhaps to the preposition, When and Where to the adverbs of time and place. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" The preposition has no reference to the place of the signature. The Style Book of The Detroit News We are taught that whereas in English the genitive is marked by a final s, or by the preposition of, it is in Greek expressed by a final ος, in Latin by is. Lectures on The Science of Language But the spelling then was very concise: it is possible that some of the slighter words, such as prepositions, were omitted in the writing, and were intended to be supplied from the context. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" Je, with the nominative, is generally used before the complement of the adjectives "deep, high, long, thick, wide," but the accusative without a preposition is equally correct. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z Such are the -ss- preterite and the fusion of simple prepositions with pronominal elements, e.g. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" The conjugation of verbs, list of irregular verbs, adverbs, prepositions, and conjunctions, and the thirty-six rules of syntax, he committed to memory so that he could repeat them in order. The Book of Courage The instrumental is formed by the preposition ẏ, which preposition is an old root, meaning to use. Lectures on The Science of Language Some of the commonest simple prepositions are n “for,” r “to,” m “in, from,” ḥr “upon.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" Prepositions as prefixes.—Prepositions are frequently used as prefixes, and when the compound word is a verb, the preposition is often repeated before the indirect complement of the verb. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z In certain cases the north prefers the vocalic mutation where the west and south have the nasal, thus notably in the dative singular after preposition and article, e.g. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" The th is sounded as in the preposition with, not as in both. Every-Day Errors of Speech This short i is a demonstrative root, and in all probability the same root which in Latin produced the preposition in. Lectures on The Science of Language The use of cases and genders, the construction of verbs and prepositions, and the verbal forms exhibit striking irregularities. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" The following compound verbs will best show the meaning of the three prepositions:— Preterpasi = To pass by, go beyond. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z The one is the use of pronouns as objects infixed between particle and verb, or in a verb compounded with a preposition between preposition and verb. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" Who in such sentences as: "Who are you looking at?" and "Who are you writing to?" should likewise be changed into whom, for it is the object of the prepositions at and to. Every-Day Errors of Speech Nay, the English of and to, which have taken the place of the German terminations s and m, are likewise prepositions of an originally local character. Lectures on The Science of Language The preposition is a part of a phrase which serves the same function as an adjective, e.g., royal army, army of the king; it is thus functionally part of a part, or a particle. Logic, Inductive and Deductive English prepositions are used with many various meanings. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z Of prepositions, it has been frequently said, that no words in the language are so liable to be incorrectly used. Five Hundred Mistakes of Daily Occurrence in Speaking, Pronouncing, and Writing the English Language, Corrected Great care must always be taken in rendering the preposition an, as there are only a few cases where it answers to the English “on.” Aus meinem Königreich As specere, to see, with the preposition re, came to mean respect, so with the preposition de, down, it forms the Latin despicere, meaning to look down, the English despise. Lectures on The Science of Language In his meaning, any word is a relative which is joined with another in a sentence by means of a preposition or a case-inflection. Logic, Inductive and Deductive In fact, to express the sense of some of those in common use correctly, five or six or more Esperanto prepositions have to be used to give the different meanings of one English preposition. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z Some people add a superfluous preposition at the end of a sentence—“More than you think for.” Five Hundred Mistakes of Daily Occurrence in Speaking, Pronouncing, and Writing the English Language, Corrected The preposition zu in the sense of to, towards, in the direction of, follows its case; but zu may also be taken as prefix of separable compound verb zu´schreiten. Aus meinem Königreich This, with the preposition ex, out, gives us the Latin expectare, the English to expect, to look out; with its derivatives. Lectures on The Science of Language Sometimes a conjunction is employed as a preposition: “We have oblige to take care on him.” Our Southern Highlanders The following common English prepositions are given with their Esperanto equivalents and examples of their use, viz., The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z The preposition “from” is included in these adverbs, therefore it becomes tautology in sense when prefixed to them. Five Hundred Mistakes of Daily Occurrence in Speaking, Pronouncing, and Writing the English Language, Corrected But it will not do to say that a preposition becomes a verb when placed before the substantive, as many other prepositions come before and not after the words they govern. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" Here ỳ might be taken for a mere preposition, like the English with. Lectures on The Science of Language Of the other cases, the dative and accusative occur most frequently with prepositions. Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary Numerals, prepositions, prefixes, and suffixes.—Joined to these, -IG- and -IĜ- serve to form numerous words. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z Why use two prepositions where one would be quite as explicit, and far more elegant? Five Hundred Mistakes of Daily Occurrence in Speaking, Pronouncing, and Writing the English Language, Corrected And with a resounding emphasis on the preposition, Mr. Gregson finished his speech. Brooke's Daughter A Novel There is in Chinese, as we saw before, no formal distinction between a noun, a verb, an adjective, an adverb, a preposition. Lectures on The Science of Language Each of them, except the nominative, may be governed by prepositions. Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary Spite is not a preposition, but an adverb, and to translate the prepositional form "in spite of" it is usually better to use malgraŭ, as indicated above under the reference to p. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z The word agree is sometimes followed by the wrong preposition. Five Hundred Mistakes of Daily Occurrence in Speaking, Pronouncing, and Writing the English Language, Corrected Many such adverbs, conjunctions, and prepositions be set oft one for another, and at free choice of authors sometimes; and now they shall be taken as it accordeth best to the sentence. Fifteenth Century Prose and Verse This means not only that, in their grammar, pronouns are glued to the verbs in order to form the conjugation, or prepositions to substantives in order to form declension. Lectures on The Science of Language The nominative is the only case in O.E. that is never governed by a preposition. Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary Place of the preposition.—The preposition always immediately precedes its complement. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z How is a compound of a present participle and a preposition treated? Compound Words Typographic Technical Series for Apprentices #36 There is properly no such word as "onto" in the English language, "upon" being the preposition here required. Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922 They must refer chiefly to the radical materials of language, or to those parts of speech which it is most difficult to reproduce, I mean pronouns, numerals, and prepositions. Lectures on The Science of Language The preposition wið, meaning toward, may be followed by the genitive, dative, or accusative; but meaning against, and implying motion or hostility, the accusative is more common. Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary The preposition el = out of, of, is used with the superlative when it relates to numbers, or something collective, as a "group," "society," etc. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z The close of a lecture is called the peroration—the word oration prefixed by the Latin preposition “per.” The Art of Lecturing Revised Edition If it had been intended in any other sense, a preposition would have been absolutely requisite. Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 The articles, pronouns, prepositions, and auxiliary verbs, all of which are of Saxon growth, occur over and over again in one and the same page. Lectures on The Science of Language In Anglo-Saxon and Early English prepositions were often placed after their objects. Select Poems of Thomas Gray But when the superlative relates to the place or position where the superiority is or was, then some other appropriate preposition is used. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z Make sure that a verb or adjective is accompanied by the right preposition. The Century Handbook of Writing In early English the preposition was often omitted after manner. Six Centuries of English Poetry Tennyson to Chaucer Repeat a preposition after an intervening conjunction especially if a verb and an object also intervene. Word Study and English Grammar A Primer of Information about Words, Their Relations and Their Uses Even the use of the preposition after the relative, which was very common in Shakespeare's day, is now avoided, except in colloquial style. Select Poems of Thomas Gray Distributives are marked by the preposition po placed before the cardinals, meaning at the rate of, in the proportion of. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z Guard against the improper attraction of who or whoever into the objective case by a preceding verb or preposition. The Century Handbook of Writing Extensive tables of verbs, prepositions and idioms, have been prepared, which do away with almost all of the difficulties connected with the study of that tongue a monarch called the language of the gods. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 2 August 1848 But is sometimes used as a preposition and when so used takes the objective case. Word Study and English Grammar A Primer of Information about Words, Their Relations and Their Uses A preposition being understood, sometimes causes an ablative case to be added, as Habeo pigneratorem loco avunculi; i.e. in loco: I esteem a pawnbroker in the place of an uncle: that is, in loco. The Comic Latin Grammar A new and facetious introduction to the Latin tongue Personal pronouns, preceded by the preposition al, are sometimes used in a possessive sense. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z The object of a preposition or a verb is in the objective case. The Century Handbook of Writing Articles, prepositions, and auxiliary verbs disappeared, till at last his language became a sort of spoken hieroglyphics. Great Uncle Hoot-Toot What can you say about the relation of a noun to a preposition? Word Study and English Grammar A Primer of Information about Words, Their Relations and Their Uses Verbs compounded with a, ab, de, e, ex, in, sometimes repeat the same prepositions with their case out of composition, and that elegantly, as Abstinuerunt a vino: They abstained from wine. The Comic Latin Grammar A new and facetious introduction to the Latin tongue An adverb answers to a preposition accompanied by a complement. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z Do not use a verb, conjunction, preposition, or noun in a double capacity when one of the uses is ungrammatical. The Century Handbook of Writing They do not seem to have walked leisurely in flowing robes disserting a life-long dissertation on the origin and descent of a preposition. The Book of Khalid The relation of a noun to a verb, to another noun, or to a preposition is called its case. Word Study and English Grammar A Primer of Information about Words, Their Relations and Their Uses When necessity is signified, the gerund in dum is used without a preposition, the verb est being added. The Comic Latin Grammar A new and facetious introduction to the Latin tongue Adverbs of quantity, like other words signifying quantity, usually have their complement introduced by the preposition da. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z Note.—Than and as are conjunctions, not prepositions. The Century Handbook of Writing How does notwithstanding as a preposition differ from despite or in spite of? English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions When a noun depends on a preposition, it is also in the objective case and is called the object of the preposition. Word Study and English Grammar A Primer of Information about Words, Their Relations and Their Uses Sometimes a preposition is joined in composition with another word, as prostratus, knocked down—floored. The Comic Latin Grammar A new and facetious introduction to the Latin tongue Every preposition, but one, in Esperanto has a fixed and definite signification, and great care must be taken to use the preposition which gives the meaning we wish to convey. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z I am a little word of four letters, yet you will find in me a preposition, a negation, and an exclamation. Harper's Young People, May 11, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Down—In pint; a preposition; a snare; a title; a species of deer; a preposition; in pint. Harper's Young People, April 27, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly On the other hand superfluous prepositions are sometimes used in such phrases as consider of, accept of and the like. Word Study and English Grammar A Primer of Information about Words, Their Relations and Their Uses But the above nouns are also used with these prepositions, a, ab, de, e, ex, inter, ante; as, Primus inter philosophos Democritus est: Democritus is the first amongst philosophers. The Comic Latin Grammar A new and facetious introduction to the Latin tongue A careful examination of the list of prepositions in par. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z Relation is also expressed by combinations of words which often correspond to simple prepositions in other languages. Elements of Gaelic Grammar This is effected either by change of termination, preposition, or interposition. Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton The preposition on which a noun depends is often omitted when not needed for clearness. Word Study and English Grammar A Primer of Information about Words, Their Relations and Their Uses The prepositions, in, with, from, by, and the word, than, after the comparative degree, are signs of the ablative case. The Comic Latin Grammar A new and facetious introduction to the Latin tongue Or we could say, Li iris el la domo, omitting the joined preposition. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z These combinations are, not improperly, ranked among the prepositions. Elements of Gaelic Grammar The preposition to is a separate word with an independent existence. A Handbook of the English Language The chief peculiarities of Manilius’ language are his strange use of prepositions and his fondness for alliteration; imitations of Virgil are found throughout. The Student's Companion to Latin Authors Down—In flap; a preposition; to allow; a bird; a knot; a pronoun; in flap. Harper's Young People, March 16, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Prepositions and case.—In contrast to prepositions in English, which govern the accusative case, all prepositions in Esperanto govern the nominative case. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z The reasons which have induced me to assign it a place among the prepositions will be mentioned in treating of the combinations of the Proper Prepositions with the Personal Pronouns. Elements of Gaelic Grammar The combination to smiths is the substantive smiths + the preposition to, equivalent in power to the sign of a dative case, but different from it in form. A Handbook of the English Language It remains, however, for me to assure him that I never dreamt that any one would suppose that I considered שנא anything else but a noun, minus the ב preposition. Notes and Queries A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc In sixteenth and early seventeenth century literature the omission of the preposition with verbs of motion is common. The New Hudson Shakespeare: Julius Cæsar Prepositions denoting movement.—The following two prepositions denote movement, and consequently their complement is never in the accusative:—Al = To, towards. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z V. The manner of combining these prepositions with nouns will be shown in treating of Syntax. Elements of Gaelic Grammar As languages become modern they substitute prepositions and auxiliary verbs for cases and tenses. A Handbook of the English Language Holiness is here a noun objective to the preposition without. The Gospel Day Or, the Light of Christianity The skillful use of prepositions and conjunctions indicates a master of words. English: Composition and Literature Prepositional expressions.—Adverbs are not unfrequently followed by prepositions, thus forming prepositional expressions which take the nominative case, like simple prepositions. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z The preposition in question itself occurs in Irish, in the name given to a Colony which is supposed to have settled in Ireland, A.M. Elements of Gaelic Grammar The amount of inflection is in the inverse proportion to the amount of prepositions and auxiliary verbs. A Handbook of the English Language Sanctification is here a noun, the object of the preposition without. The Gospel Day Or, the Light of Christianity Now note the value of prepositions in giving these separate sentences coherence. English: Composition and Literature The relation of prepositions to their complement.—English grammarians divide prepositions into various classes, but in Esperanto, with the exception of those mentioned in par. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z The infinitive of a transitive verb, preceded by any preposition, always governs the noun, which is the object of the verbal action, in the genitive. Elements of Gaelic Grammar In the course of time languages drop their inflections, and substitute in its stead circumlocutions by means of prepositions, &c. A Handbook of the English Language The prepositions and their uses offer almost the only stumbling-block which cannot be surmounted by the aid of a pocket-dictionary; and even here the difficulty is more likely to be apparent in writing Italian. Dante: His Times and His Work "Tearing the nurse's hair out in handfuls," said the proud uncle, as he plunged into a list of the doings of the wonderful child, who fitted into any conversation as neatly as a preposition. The Art of Disappearing This defined meaning is given at the head of each preposition. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z The Dative is used only after a preposition. Elements of Gaelic Grammar This relation, or connexion, between the two words, is expressed by the preposition of. A Handbook of the English Language There are, therefore, only two classes of words, nouns and verbs; all others, prepositions, conjunctions, and so forth, being abbreviations, a kind of mental shorthand to save the trouble of enumerating the separate items. The English Utilitarians, Volume I. These are worn-down verbs which have become auxiliaries or they are reduced adverbs or prepositions. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" N.B.—With some verbs al is often used with the complement in the nominative, when in English we omit the preposition, as:—Li konsilis al mi fari tion = He advised me to do that. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z The preposition in this case is attenuated into a, which, before a verb of the second conjugation is dropped altogether. Elements of Gaelic Grammar In a father's house the relation, or connexion, is expressed, not by a preposition, but by a change of form, father becoming father's. A Handbook of the English Language It is occasionally lax, and sins especially by the redundant syllable or syllables, and by the ugly break between auxiliary verbs and their complements, prepositions and their nouns, and so forth. A History of Elizabethan Literature The declensional suffixes or postpositions, which, just like our prepositions, may be added to one another, are postponed to the article when the noun is definite. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" Note.—Particular attention should be paid to the prepositions da, de, and el, all of which are often translated by the English preposition "of." The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z The two prepositions de and do have long been confounded together, both being written do. Elements of Gaelic Grammar He gave the house to a father.—Here the words father and house stand in another sort of relationship, the relationship being expressed by the preposition to. A Handbook of the English Language Smith continued to struggle with prepositions, adjectives, and adverbs, but he found it difficult to concentrate his thoughts on them with Dora so close beside him. 'Me--Smith' The 20th prefix, Mu-, however, does not seem to have a complete concord, as it is only used adjectivally or as a preposition and has no pronominal accusative. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" De is not used in speaking of places, etc., when English uses the preposition "of," where nomata = named might be inserted between two substantives. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z If the words deanamh, bualadh, in the phrases adduced, were real Participles, then in all similar instances, it would be not only unnecessary, but ungrammatical, to introduce the preposition ag at all. Elements of Gaelic Grammar The idea to a father differs from the idea of a father, in being expressed in one way only; viz., by the preposition. A Handbook of the English Language The verb "to be" and prepositions are often omitted, e.g. A Visit to Java With an Account of the Founding of Singapore In the Latin and English translations of the original Greek text of the Nicene Creed, the phrase which describes this phase of the descent has changed the prepositions and so changed the sense. Esoteric Christianity, or The Lesser Mysteries For our preposition "during" he generally uses the accusative of duration, or the prepositional expression en la daŭro de, or simply en, or turns the phrase by employing an adverbial present participle. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z The prepositions, as well as the preceding conjunctions, have been well explained by Mr. Horne Tooke; who has developed the etymology of many of them. The Temple of Nature; or, the Origin of Society A Poem, with Philosophical Notes The father taught the child.—Here there is neither preposition nor change of form. A Handbook of the English Language In the grammatical system of the language of Joinville we find the connecting link between the case terminations of the classical Latin and the prepositions and articles of modern French. Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities The Dak is like the I E languages remarkable for its copiousness in prepositions. The Dakotan Languages, and Their Relations to Other Languages Care must be taken not to confuse el with da or de, both of which also signify "of," that English preposition with so many meanings. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z Whence this interjection O conveys the idea of appeal joined to the subsequent noun, and is therefore properly another noun, or name of an idea, preceding the principal one like other prepositions. The Temple of Nature; or, the Origin of Society A Poem, with Philosophical Notes In Anglo-Saxon the dative of the infinitive verb ended in -nne, and was preceded by the preposition to. A Handbook of the English Language Now the fact is that in ancient French, and likewise in Provençal, there is still a system of declension more or less independent of prepositions. Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities Nearly all of them seem to be of I E prepositions mostly compounded. The Dakotan Languages, and Their Relations to Other Languages It is used only when we have to employ a preposition and we do not know which one the sense requires. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z I. Conjunctions and prepositions; abbreviations of other words. The Temple of Nature; or, the Origin of Society A Poem, with Philosophical Notes They exhibit the phenomena of a nominative case having grown not only out of a dative but out of a dative plus its governing preposition. A Handbook of the English Language By means of these fragments of the Latin declension, it was possible to express many things without prepositions which in modern French can no longer be thus expressed. Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities The pronouns, prepositions and suffixes herein given seem to indicate that the Dakotas did not separate from the Teutonic family till long after the latter separated from the South European family. The Dakotan Languages, and Their Relations to Other Languages Spite is not a preposition, but an adverb, and to translate the prepositional form "in spite of" it is usually better to use malgraŭ. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z The names of more abstracted ideas as the conjunctions and prepositions of grammarians. The Temple of Nature; or, the Origin of Society A Poem, with Philosophical Notes Prepositions; as I go in, we go out; though, it should be added, that in this case we may as reasonably derive the preposition from the adverb as the adverb from the preposition. A Handbook of the English Language The en might either be the Cornish preposition yn, or it may have been intended for the article in the genitive, an. Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities In the cases of the other prepositions it is not uncommon to add the personal pronouns at the end of the pronominal compound, forming thereby a single word with the accent on the last syllable. A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature Some are also prepositions as well as conjunctions and adverbs, and care must be taken to use the correct Esperanto words in such cases. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z The ideas suggested by these changes of termination, which are termed cases, are explained in the grammars of these languages, and are expressed in ours by prepositions, which are called the signs of those cases. The Temple of Nature; or, the Origin of Society A Poem, with Philosophical Notes Here we have the preposition to and the origin of the infinitive is from the form -nne. A Handbook of the English Language If a preposition is attached to or compounded with the verb capitalize the preposition also: "Voting For the Right Man." Newspaper Reporting and Correspondence A Manual for Reporters, Correspondents, and Students of Newspaper Writing Besides to have, certain other verbs are expressed with bos and the preposition dhô. A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature For instance, in English "before," "after," and "since" are prepositions, adverbs, or conjunctions. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z The repetition of the preposition "of," before bonâ fide, secures this meaning beyond peradventure. Sea Power in its Relations to the War of 1812 Volume 1 Conjunctions.—Conjunctions, like prepositions, are wholly unsusceptible of inflection. A Handbook of the English Language Many a man loves, said they, without getting married, forgetful of the other side of the preposition advanced by horrid regimental cynics, that many men marry without getting loved. Found in the Philippines The Story of a Woman's Letters Simple prepositions govern various states of the initial. A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature Some of them, according to the sense in which they are used, are employed also as adverbs or prepositions, and will be found in the lists of adverbs and prepositions in pars. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z The small change of language—the adverbs and prepositions,—though sometimes strangely used in America, are not strange to an English ear. American Sketches 1908 Thus the combinations s-a-n-th, or f-r-e-n-k, if they existed at all, might exist as either nouns or verbs, as either substantives or adjectives, as conjunctions, adverbs, or prepositions. A Handbook of the English Language They require some word after them to complete the sense; as, come to me, up, down, to, from, for, are prepositions. A Week of Instruction and Amusement, or, Mrs. Harley's birthday present to her daughter : interspersed with short stories, outlines of sacred and prophane history, geography &c. If a compound preposition govern a personal pronoun, the latter is often placed, in its possessive form, between the two component parts of the preposition, governing the initial of the noun-half of it. A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature Many adjectives and some prepositions are used adverbially. A Manual of the Malay language With an Introductory Sketch of the Sanskrit Element in Malay With an Appendix showing the correct use of prepositions, also a collection of foreign phrases. All Adrift or The Goldwing Club That if ever we use in English any preposition at all to express similitude, it is the preposition to—like to me, like to death, &c. A Handbook of the English Language Suppose we wish to memorise the 11 prepositions which form part of certain Latin verbs which are followed by the dative, to wit:—Ad., Assimilative Memory or, How to Attend and Never Forget Adjectives or nouns preceded by the article an, the, or by a preposition such as war, on. A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature These twenty-one words are used like prepositions, and are often classified as such, but the true prepositions are the three initial words. A Manual of the Malay language With an Introductory Sketch of the Sanskrit Element in Malay I can stand out against Macaulay's proscription of prepositions ending sentences. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life When one verb is followed by another without the preposition to, the construction must be considered to have grown out of the objective case, or from the form in -an. A Handbook of the English Language On a long reading his rounded and sonorous periods become wearisome, and one wishes that occasionally a sentence would terminate with a small word, even a preposition. Historical Essays The compound preposition form in later Cornish often ended in ans, followed or not followed by the 1st or 2nd form of the pronoun. A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature It is an abbreviation of the preposition akan. A Manual of the Malay language With an Introductory Sketch of the Sanskrit Element in Malay He mixed up William the Conqueror and William of Orange; he subtracted what ought to be multiplied, and floundered about between conjunctions and prepositions in a sickening way. The Fifth Form at Saint Dominic's A School Story These auxiliaries are in the same relation to verbs that prepositions are to nouns. A Handbook of the English Language Miss Sharman presided over Class A for grammar upon Mondays and Thursdays, and Cyril, who was but very weak on adverbs and prepositions, always gave her a sweet-smelling nosegay to begin the day with. An Australian Lassie All cases except the genitive and accusative are formed by prepositions, as in English. A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature Among the examples above given several are also prepositions, and will be found under that heading. A Manual of the Malay language With an Introductory Sketch of the Sanskrit Element in Malay Correct use of prepositions shown by illustrative examples. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume VIII (of X) Than, if it govern me at all, governs it as a preposition. A Handbook of the English Language In this case the preposition has not coalesced, as in Adeane, at the dean, i.e. hollow, Agate, at gate, etc. The Romance of Names This, altered to y, coalesces with a preposition ending in a vowel, forming a diphthong, which is written with an apostrophe between the two vowels. A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature For a list of the most useful prepositions see supra, p. A Manual of the Malay language With an Introductory Sketch of the Sanskrit Element in Malay It would lead us too far if we tried to collect all the meanings which our roots had in the various ancient Aryan tongues in combination with prepositions. The Silesian Horseherd - Questions of the Hour It is an instance of excess of expression in the way of syntax; the -ce denoting direction from a place, and the preposition doing the same. A Handbook of the English Language One of the many cases in which the French preposition has been incorporated in the name. The Romance of Names Sometimes in these cases the preposition or conjunction is combined with ow. A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature I myself, for having shown error in a single preposition, had an invective written against me wherein I was taxed with treachery, fraud, indecency, and even hideous crimes. Romola “Are the prepositions and adverbs in their places?” they asked. Zodiac Town The Rhymes of Amos and Ann It is not an instance of an adverb governed by a preposition. A Handbook of the English Language By, related to byre and to the preposition by, is especially common in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. The Romance of Names Sometimes the personal pronoun as a genitive following the noun, with or without the preposition a, of, was used instead of a possessive pronoun, but in this case it was probably not enclitic. A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature Distributives are shown by the preposition po, meaning at the rate of. Esperanto Self-Taught with Phonetic Pronunciation Sache, thing, cause, and originally meaning a contention at law, has been replaced by cause, except in phrases beginning with the preposition for. The Romance of Words (4th ed.) If a word ceases to do this, it ceases to be a preposition. A Handbook of the English Language We should expect Foot to mean the base of a hill, but it always occurs in early rolls without a preposition. The Romance of Names In this form several words have an inserted dh between the preposition and the pronoun. A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature The word by after a Passive is translated by the preposition de. Esperanto Self-Taught with Phonetic Pronunciation In Surtees, on the Tees, we have a French preposition and an English river name. The Romance of Words (4th ed.) In the first of the two following sentences the word up is a preposition, in the second an adverb. A Handbook of the English Language In the oldest records spot names are generally preceded by the preposition at, whence such names as Attewell, Atwood, but other prepositions occur, as in Bythesea, Underwood and the hybrid Suttees, on Tees. The Romance of Names The apostrophe is not written for the elided a of an in the MSS., but the preposition and article appear as one word, dhôn, dren, han, etc., for to the, by the, and the, etc. A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature In English, one preposition often has many different meanings. Esperanto Self-Taught with Phonetic Pronunciation A member of a legislative body; a plant; new; periods of time; to allow, reversed; a preposition; a consonant. a. c. crett. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, V. 5, Nov 1877-Nov 1878 Scribner's Illustrated All prepositions in English, precede the noun which they govern. A Handbook of the English Language In many local names of foreign origin the preposition de has been incorporated, e.g. The Romance of Names In composition with a preposition, and for forming the persons of an inflected tense of a verb. A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature In Esperanto, on the contrary, every preposition, with the exception of the word je, has one precise and fixed meaning. Esperanto Self-Taught with Phonetic Pronunciation I am not even certain whether it is a noun or a preposition, but the point is immaterial. No Man's Land No preposition, in the present English, governs a genitive case. A Handbook of the English Language Some of them laughed a good deal, and talked in high voices, putting emphasis on prepositions, which Miss Mackinstry and the others would never let me do in writing compositions. Lady Betty Across the Water Compound prepositions, when, as is generally the case, they are made up of a simple preposition and a noun, govern the first state, for the noun which follows is really in the appositional genitive. A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature It sometimes happens that one wishes to use a preposition of some sort or other, but is uncertain just which preposition will precisely express the idea. Esperanto Self-Taught with Phonetic Pronunciation A preposition is so called because usually placed before the word with which it is phrased. Orthography As Outlined in the State Course of Study for Illinois This remark is made, because expressions like the part of the body = pars corporis,—a piece of the bread = portio panis, make it appear as if the preposition of did so. A Handbook of the English Language If we attend to this little preposition “in,” we have entry into the infinite. My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year Sometimes, however, the second part of a compound preposition is a simple preposition, and in that case the government is that of the last preposition of the compound. A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature Considerable use is made of prepositions for this purpose. Esperanto Self-Taught with Phonetic Pronunciation Omission of prepositions: Most ignorant of what he’s most assured. The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] Introduction and Publisher's Advertising The true expression is, that the preposition of followed by an objective case is equivalent in many instances, to the genitive case of the classical languages. A Handbook of the English Language But, with some prepositions, the construction is harsh and objectionable, e.g. How to Write Clearly Rules and Exercises on English Composition In Trewartha, the upper house, the accent is on war, so that even if we were not accustomed to the epithet wartha we should know that war is here not a preposition. A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature The Objective Case; the form used as the object of a verb or a preposition. Practical Grammar and Composition When the relatives are placed in the sentence at a distance from their antecedents or verbs or prepositions, the ear gives us no assistance. The Verbalist A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those Who Would Speak and Write with Propriety. A part of speech that merely combines two words is a preposition,—the sun along with the moon shines. A Handbook of the English Language The disadvantage of the use of Verbal Nouns is this, that, unless they are immediately preceded by prepositions, they are sometimes liable to be confounded with participles. How to Write Clearly Rules and Exercises on English Composition But, unlike a, neb can have a preposition before it on occasions, with or without the redundant pronoun. A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature The gerund is often used as the object of a preposition, and frequently has a noun or pronoun modifier. Practical Grammar and Composition Bring the verb in the first and the preposition in the second case closer to the relative, as, who I saw, to who the office was given, and you see the error at once. The Verbalist A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those Who Would Speak and Write with Propriety. The conjunction, therefore, is a demonstrative pronoun + a preposition. A Handbook of the English Language It has not the force of belonging to, or being the property of; but is the translation of a Greek preposition, meaning out of, springing from, originating in. Love to the Uttermost Expositions of John XIII.-XXI. This is made by placing the preposition yn, en, in, and the indefinite article idn, un, before the infinitive or verbal noun. A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature Use the preposition from after different, not than. Practical Grammar and Composition The omitting of the preposition is a common error. The Verbalist A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those Who Would Speak and Write with Propriety. The conjunction, because, is a substantive governed by a preposition. A Handbook of the English Language His fetters being removed, he was able to put his legs apart, and walk with stability; as is indicated, says Weiske, by the preposition διά. The First Four Books of Xenophon's Anabasis In the latest Cornish there was a tendency to use the second state after nearly anything, especially prepositions, except the few words which govern the other two mutations. A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature Some mistakes are made in the use of prepositions. Practical Grammar and Composition Nothing but study of the best writers and practice in composition will enable us to decide what are the prepositions and conjunctions that ought to go with certain verbs. The Verbalist A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those Who Would Speak and Write with Propriety. One and the same word, in one and the same sentence, may be a conjunction or preposition, as the case may be. A Handbook of the English Language Besides the verbs and pronouns, many of the nouns, adjectives, prepositions and adverbs are subject to inflection for number and person. The Gundungurra Language When this is followed by a possessive pronoun of the first or second person the n is dropped, and the possessive pronoun takes the form which follows a preposition ending in a vowel, e’m, e’th. A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature As the object of a preposition is a participle or gerund used? Practical Grammar and Composition |
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