Is that sentence correct gramatically?(Prepositions and object pronouns)
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Can a preposition refers to an object pronoun?
For example,
Can we say: "You inside the house should come to the office." ?
It means: "You are in the house now, and should come to the office."
If it is not possible, can we say: "Prepositions can not define "object pronouns", they can just define nouns. ?
Thank you in advance.
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" ? Yes. " It's a common way of addressing people in casual, spoken English.
- " ?
- Yes.
- " It's a common way of addressing people in casual, spoken English.
- eg You in the back row should pay attention!
- eg You in the blue shirt, please write the answer on the blackboard.
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Can we say: "You inside the house should come to the office." ? Yes. It means
"You people who are inside the house should come to the office."
It's a common way of addressing people in casual, spoken English.
eg You in the back row should pay attention!
eg You in the blue shirt, please write the answer on the blackboard.
0You refer to "object pronouns", but the pronoun in your example is the subject of the sentence, not the object.
The pattern "you + prepositional phrase", e.g. "you inside the house", "you over there", "you up that ladder", etc., is possible; the prepositional phrase modifies the word "you" (e.g. "you inside the house" = "you who are inside the house"). This pattern can sound abrupt or i
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