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Nerd Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Is it the noun or the verb that determines the preposition?

For example....
? I lived in the city.
× I lived to the city.
? I got to the city.
× I got in the city.

What is the rule?
  

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Nerd Is it the noun or the verb that determines the preposition? What is the rule? There is no rule.

— CalifJim

  • Nerd Is it the noun or the verb that determines the preposition?
  • What is the rule?
  • There is no rule.
  • Sometimes a noun determines the preposition; sometimes a verb; sometimes an adjective.
  • Most of the time it's the combination of specific words regardless of whether they are nouns, verbs, adjectives, or whatever.
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NerdIs it the noun or the verb that determines the preposition? What is the rule?
There is no rule. Sometimes a noun determines the preposition; sometimes a verb; sometimes an adjective. Most of the time it's the combination of specific words regardless of whether they are nouns, verbs, adjectives, or whatever. Sometimes two or more prepositions are possib
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