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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Preposition???

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I would like to know which prepositions are able to follow 'transition' as a verb.
  

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It all depends on the sense in which you use it. In general, there are three senses for the verb to transition: (1) transition through : to transition through something is to move from a state A to a state B through a a state C -- the object of the preposition is the intermediate state. , I transitioned to the Roman Catholic Church through the Anglican Church (this sentence says nothing about state A, the original state) (2) transition to : the object of the preposition is the final state.

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  • It all depends on the sense in which you use it.
  • In general, there are three senses for the verb to transition: (1) transition through : to transition through something is to move from a state A to a state B through a a state C -- the object of the preposition is the intermediate state.
  • , I transitioned to the Roman Catholic Church through the Anglican Church (this sentence says nothing about state A, the original state) (2) transition to : the object of the preposition is the final state.
  • , John has transitioned to being a father with no trouble (John was not a father, now he is) (3) transition from : the object of the preposition is the original state.
  • , Janet's transition from being an Australian was rather difficult .
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It all depends on the sense in which you use it. In general, there are three senses for the verb to transition:

(1) transition through: to transition through something is to move from a state A to a state B through a a state C -- the object of the preposition is the intermediate state. E.g., I transitioned to the Roman Catholic Church through the Anglican Church (this sente
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AnonymousI would like to know which prepositions are able to follow 'transition' as a verb.
from or to or both (from X to Y) are the most common.

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