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Guyper Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Part of speech?

"I rewound the tape to before the robbery took placed"

Is to an infinitive marker instead of preposition?

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Guyper "I rewound the tape to before the robbery took place d " It's a preposition. There is no verb 'to before'.

— Fivejedjon

  • Guyper "I rewound the tape to before the robbery took place d " It's a preposition.
  • There is no verb 'to before'.
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Guyper"I rewound the tape to before the robbery took placed"
It's a preposition. There is no verb 'to before'.
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Oh never mind, I misread and thought you were refering to to as a preposition.
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"I rewound the tape to before the robbery took place"

Here we understand, "I rewound the tape to a place/spot/time beforethe robbery took placed".
GuyperDoes it mean it's possible to place two prepositions next to each other
Yes. For example: "Take the stool out from under the table."
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