Preposition before noun phrases.
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I have seen in some cases prepositions are omitted before some noun phrases. And it is even explained that those phrases are actually adverb phrases. I know a simple thing. When a head of a phrase is a noun, it’s a noun phrase. If the head of the phrase is an adverb it is an adverb phrase.
Why do people
look both ways when crossing the road for the first time?
She killed a chicken. She made a different pickle than her mother. How is the head of a noun phrase. Strangely, though, there are no prepositions you can play before it). What are some example of different ways to use prepositions with and without prepositions? The preposition above is optional (example: optional)? ]
Now from these example sentences I have tried to demonstrate my problem/confusing area. My question is –
1. Where do you sit on one of the questions? Does noun phrase can be used as an adverb or verb?
Why can’t we continue a good model of modern society? When preposition comes before noun phrase to be part of sentence? Does Quora do “optional” words? Why is the preposition placed wrong in the sentence?
Why not have some fun!
I think the original poster got their answers wrong. As is clear, it is kept here for
reference as follows: You may be a case of the rather advanced rule, cited by Orwell, that one can sometimes omit a conjunction or preposition for euphonic reasons if the meaning remains clear. For example, in “I think I can do it,” to think is a transitive verb which wants an object, introduced by the conjunction that, as in “I think that I can do it. I usually prefer not to omit such words, but Orwell and The Wall Street Journal disagree with me, and they are better writers than I am.
Is the preposition meaning implicit in your question?
In sentences 1, justification and not number means. (please note that this will help to avoid the preposition/position). What could I say if I could look in both directions? In our modern usage we omit the preposition here, but there is no reason for it besides ease of speech or sound.
I use preposition. In any case, it helps. Edit: When in doubt use preposition. If you often hear certain phrases without prepositions, you will get used to those, too and learn to omit when it is commonly to do so.
I think the original poster got their answers wrong. As is clear, it is kept here for
reference as follows: You may be a case of the rather advanced rule, cited by Orwell, that one can sometimes omit a conjunction or preposition for euphonic reasons if the meaning remains clear. For example, in “I think I can do it,” to think is a transitive verb which wants an object, introduced by the conjunction that, as in “I think that I can do it. I usually prefer not to omit such words, but Orwell and The Wall Street Journal disagree with me, and they are better writers than I am.
Is the preposition meaning implicit in your question?
In sentences 1, justification and not number means. (please note that this will help to avoid the preposition/position). What could I say if I could look in both directions? In our modern usage we omit the preposition here, but there is no reason for it besides ease of speech or sound.
I use preposition. In any case, it helps. Edit: When in doubt use preposition. If you often hear certain phrases without prepositions, you will get used to those, too and learn to omit when it is commonly to do so.
I think the original poster got their answers wrong. As is clear, it is kept here for
reference as follows: You may be a case of the rather advanced rule, cited by Orwell, that one can sometimes omit a conjunction or preposition for euphonic reasons if the meaning remains clear. For example, in “I think I can do it,” to think is a transitive verb which wants an object, introduced by the conjunction that, as in “I think that I can do it. I usually prefer not to omit such words, but Orwell and The Wall Street Journal disagree with me, and they are better writers than I am.
Is the preposition meaning implicit in your question?
In sentences 1, justification and not number means. (please note that this will help to avoid the preposition/position). What could I say if I could look in both directions? In our modern usage we omit the preposition here, but there is no reason for it besides ease of speech or sound.
I use preposition. In any case, it helps. Edit: When in doubt use preposition. If you often hear certain phrases without prepositions, you will get used to those, too and learn to omit when it is commonly to do so.
I think the original poster got their answers wrong. As is clear, it is kept here for
reference as follows: You may be a case of the rather advanced rule, cited by Orwell, that one can sometimes omit a conjunction or preposition for euphonic reasons if the meaning remains clear. For example, in “I think I can do it,” to think is a transitive verb which wants an object, introduced by the conjunction that, as in “I think that I can do it. I usually prefer not to omit such words, but Orwell and The Wall Street Journal disagree with me, and they are better writers than I am.
Is the preposition meaning implicit in your question?
1# Look a second way. YOSOO! What are some examples of a command telling someone to look with way that don’t need preposition?
Conversely, (the much less likely) command telling someone which looking method to use can, but does not need to, have the preposition. If you look in both ways, you should look first with your left eye closed and then with both eyes half open. How can I start with a preposition in example 2?
Two# I was approached by a guy who really liked me. They were friendly. In this case, the phrase in an adjective means in an adjective manner. For example in suspicious way, in hesitant way, in confident way. When so has this sense: In is not optional. So we only need to add what are we like).
3# At 30 a week she made a pickle a different way. Here goes the definition of “method” and “way”! In such cases the in is optional. Omitting preposition when way means method renders the language more informal. In an informal style, we usually drop the preposition before
way. You are doing it (in) the wrong way.
- What are the best ways to do it (in your opinion)?
How does a novice evangelist think about the different cultural trends?
In sentences 1, justification and not number means. (please note that this will help to avoid the preposition/position). What could I say if I could look in both directions? In our modern usage we omit the preposition here, but there is no reason for it besides ease of speech or sound.
I use preposition. In any case, it helps. Edit: When in doubt use preposition. If you often hear certain phrases without prepositions, you will get used to those, too and learn to omit when it is commonly to do so.
At 1,
Look both ways = You already look in
both directions Thus the preposition is there, implied by the meaning – which you have to
know 🙂 In 2 and 3, “in” is normally required, e.g. “respect the directions” look here at the results at Google Books for the core part of your example at 3 “a different way from her” Practically all the contexts use an “in” in front
of the expression.
If an “in” is missing, that is rare and accidental, and not critical in informal speech.
Is
this because, at COCA CORPUS OF CONTEMPORARY
AMERICAN ENGLISH there are 25
samples for: “a different
way from” All of them except one use “in” in front of them? The one without using “in” is coming from an American Indian/Native, who obviously uses his own English, which is non-standard :
Date 2001 (Fall) Publication information Fall2001, Vol. 25 Issue 4, p579, 25p, 3bw Title Francis LaFlesche and the World of Letters. Source American Indian Quarterly Editions Original Words Only
Original Words
Sources Smith, Sherry L. Sources Origins/Forensics the American Indian Continent and the Pacific People (in a broader context) Indian Culture and Continuing Languages # Haines informed me that he understands how important salmon has always been to Ahousaht people, but that he also understands that whaling was extremely significant to the culture, and that’s pretty much gone, the way of the dodo. (the one who commanded the most respect by the American people at the time) “Our people would like to use fish differently from white people… is that a fashion that’s created an understanding of the past? He Carl Haines might eat it, but it’s like, it’s kind of a trophy thing. I like to put it that way, but that’s it like this is one that I caught. I am doing something irrational on his head.
Also refer to above example which is using the “in”: date 1999 (19990221) Title The COMEBACK; IF HILLARY
CLINTON’S CLIMB IN POPULARITY POLLS WILL ENSURE HIS FUTURE Source CBS SunMorn
What is it like to say that Katlena Frankovic was being judged by different standards than other first ladies but part of that is probably because she was acting as first lady in a different way from other first ladies. (Voiceover) Kathleen Frankovic heads the CBS News polling unit.
Further, at the The British National Corpus (BNC)
try to look up for
a different way from
Please tell me how many results are using “in” I’d say all.
And this means that all three statistics are consistent: BNC, Google, GC & BNC, and all three Google Books. For some reason you haven’t taken the position that in is optional at 3.
What are some good suggestions or tactics to tackle the problem?
