Topic: Rules for Prepositions
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What is one important rule for using preposition?
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What are the rules of using the preposition "AT"?
1)used to say exactly where something or someone is, or where something happens: They live at 18 Victoria Street. 2)used to say what event or activity someone is taking part in: I met my wife at a disco. 3)used to say that someone is studyi... Read More »
Source: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090502231712AATO4Xy
Why did Winston Churchill reject the rule against ending a senten...
It's doubtful that Churchill actually said this, although the story is attached to him. But the point - whoever said it - was to ridicule the rule with an example where it's simply impossible to apply the rule: "Up with that I will not put"... Read More »
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Dear Rich, you’re confused, I see, but I’ll try to make all this a little bit clearer, I hope at least!. So, in the sentence "Aspetto in fila per comprare un biglietto" PER used before "comprare" after the conjugated verb "aspetto" is a s...
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Source: http://en.allexperts.com/q/Italian-Language-1584/2008/1/conjugate...
When I was your age I would have been ashamed of myself. Are you sure this is correct? Chilenos's translation is faithful to the original (that was also my first thought before editing), but the Spanish solution makes no sense. I think a si...
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Source: http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=1768300
As a starting point, why not take a look at these PDFs: Prepositions of Place and Location Prepositions of Time
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Source: http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/frequently-asked-questions/3543...
There's nothing wrong with ending a sentence with a preposition. I write from whoever's point of view it is, so if that's the way the character would say it, that's the way it comes out.
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Source: http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2007/10/22/a-qa-with-novelist...
Welcome to WRF, Woodville. Unfortunately, this is not always true. There are a few verbs with two unmarked objects where the first object is not the beneficiary: cost , bet , fine . These all involve (potentially) taking something away from...
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Source: http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=1946881
