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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
conjunction or preposition
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Please show me how to tell if the underlined part is a conjunction or a preposition.
1. After completing it, please return the form to us. -- Here, on one hand, the phrase 'completing it' seems to be a noun phrase and the 'after' a preposition; on the other hand, the whole "After completing it" seems to be an adverbial phrase. Help. What exactly is it?
2. She is leaving home after tomorrow. -- Here, 'after' seems to be acting as a preposition with 'tomorrow' acting as a noun.
3. Completing it takes a lot of time. -- Here, the phrase 'Completing it' seems to be a noun phrase.
Please show me how to tell if the underlined part is a conjunction or a preposition.
1. After completing it, please return the form to us. -- Here, on one hand, the phrase 'completing it' seems to be a noun phrase and the 'after' a preposition; on the other hand, the whole "After completing it" seems to be an adverbial phrase. Help. What exactly is it?
2. She is leaving home after tomorrow. -- Here, 'after' seems to be acting as a preposition with 'tomorrow' acting as a noun.
3. Completing it takes a lot of time. -- Here, the phrase 'Completing it' seems to be a noun phrase.
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1. After completing it, please return the form to us. -- Here, on one hand, the phrase 'completing it' seems to be a noun phrase and the 'after' a preposition; on the other hand, the whole "After completing it" seems to be an adverbial phrase.
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- After completing it, please return the form to us.
- -- Here, on one hand, the phrase 'completing it' seems to be a noun phrase and the 'after' a preposition; on the other hand, the whole "After completing it" seems to be an adverbial phrase.
- Help.
- What exactly is it?
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1. After completing it, please return the form to us. -- Here, on one hand, the phrase 'completing it' seems to be a noun phrase and the 'after' a preposition; on the other hand, the whole "After completing it" seems to be an adverbial phrase. Help. What exactly is it?
A subordinating conjunction introducing an adverbial phrase of time in its use or meaning.
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A subordinating conjunction introducing an adverbial phrase of time in its use or meaning.
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