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LeGion12359 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Adverb and Preposition

1. I am trying to get the tickets.
I can see that 'to' in the above sentence is an adverb,but in what way it's modifying the verb here?

2. Are prepositions always followed by a noun or noun phrase? If not then please give some examples and share the technique to identify them?
  

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LeGion12359 1. I can see that 'to' in the above sentence is an adverb,but in what way it's modifying the verb here? No, no, no!

— CalifJim

  • LeGion12359 1.
  • I can see that 'to' in the above sentence is an adverb,but in what way it's modifying the verb here?
  • No, no, no!
  • 'to' is part of the infinitive 'to get'.
  • 'to' is not always a preposition.
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LeGion123591. I am trying to get the tickets.I can see that 'to' in the above sentence is an adverb,but in what way it's modifying the verb here?
No, no, no! 'to' is part of the infinitive 'to get'. 'to' is not always a preposition. It is also used (with a verb) to create an infinitive form. to go, to see, to find, to ask, to do, ...

'try'
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CalifJimNo, no, no! 'to' is part of the infinitive 'to get'. 'to' is not always a preposition. It is also used (with a verb) to create an infinitive form. to go, to see, to find, to ask, to do, ...'try' is a catenative verb. It can take an infinitive. 'try to get' is a catenative structure (two-verb structure).
Oh! I knew that 'to' was part of an infinitive th
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'pull to' is the unit. It's an idiom that means 'close'. 'to' is called an adverb or a particle (of a phrasal verb).

'behind' is a preposition. And, in case you're thinking about this, 'him' is indeed a noun phrase.

CJ
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CalifJim'pull to' is the unit. It's an idiom that means 'close'. 'to' is called an adverb or a particle (of a phrasal verb).'behind' is a preposition. And, in case you're thinking about this, 'him' is indeed a noun phrase.CJ
Thank you so so much Teacher.
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