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identify conjunction and preposition?
1. Since I had been inoculated against hepatitis before leaving New Zealand, I had never been considered it as a risk.
2. Since the middle of June the committee had been examining the issue of direct action.
In sentence 1 "since" is a conjunction but the "since" in sentence 2 is a preposition. How can I identify whether it is a conjunction or preposition? Thank you.
2. Since the middle of June the committee had been examining the issue of direct action.
In sentence 1 "since" is a conjunction but the "since" in sentence 2 is a preposition. How can I identify whether it is a conjunction or preposition? Thank you.
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In sentence 1 "since" is a conjunction but the "since" in sentence 2 is a preposition. How can I identify whether it is a conjunction or preposition? It is easy to tell from the structure.
- In sentence 1 "since" is a conjunction but the "since" in sentence 2 is a preposition.
- How can I identify whether it is a conjunction or preposition?
- It is easy to tell from the structure.
- A preposition is a head word of a prepositional phrase (preposition + noun phrase).
- As a conjunction, "since" joins two clauses.
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In sentence 1 "since" is a conjunction but the "since" in sentence 2 is a preposition. How can I identify whether it is a conjunction or preposition?
It is easy to tell from the structure. A preposition is a head word of a prepositional phrase (preposition + noun phrase). As a conjunction, "since" joins two clauses.
1. Since I had been inoculated against hepatitis before l
It is easy to tell from the structure. A preposition is a head word of a prepositional phrase (preposition + noun phrase). As a conjunction, "since" joins two clauses.
1. Since I had been inoculated against hepatitis before l
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