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Jigneshbharati Posted 10 years ago
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After
2nd Test: Kohli, Pujara steady India after losing openers
Is "after" a preposition or an adverb here?
I could see "loosing openers" as an object but what two elements of the sentence does it connect to, if it is a preposition.
Thanks
Is "after" a preposition or an adverb here?
I could see "loosing openers" as an object but what two elements of the sentence does it connect to, if it is a preposition.
Thanks
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after is a preposition in that context, and losing openers is the object of preposition. after losing openers is a prepositional phrase, which functions as an adverb. Jigneshbharati but what two elements of the sentence does it connect to, if it is a preposition.
- after is a preposition in that context, and losing openers is the object of preposition.
- after losing openers is a prepositional phrase, which functions as an adverb.
- Jigneshbharati but what two elements of the sentence does it connect to, if it is a preposition.
- It's the job of a conjunction to connect sentence elements; a preposition normally shows the relationship between two nearby words/phrases.
- Since after losing openers modifies the verb steady , after , as a preposition, shows the relationship between losing openers and steady .
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after is a preposition in that context, and losing openers is the object of preposition. after losing openers is a prepositional phrase, which functions as an adverb.
Jigneshbharatibut what two elements of the sentence does it connect to, if it is a preposition.It's the job of a conjunction to connect sentence elements; a preposition normal
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