Preposition or Conjunction
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In English a given word may have several https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Word_sense, being either a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preposition or a conjunction depending on the syntax of the sentence. For example, "after" is a preposition in "he left after the fight", but it is a conjunction in "he left after they fought".
Sorry, but I can't see the difference between these two sentences.
Preposition - He left after the fight.
Conjunction - He left after they fought.
What is it in these two individual sentences that tells you it's a preposition in one, and conjunction in the other.
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Cup cake after the fight. "the flight" is a noun phrase, and object of the preposition "after". Cup cake they fought But the above is a clause, traditionally known as adverbial clause.
- Cup cake after the fight.
- "the flight" is a noun phrase, and object of the preposition "after".
- Cup cake they fought But the above is a clause, traditionally known as adverbial clause.
- "after" in "after they fought" is a subordinator/subordinating conjuction and introduces the adverbial/adjunct clause "they fought".
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Cup cakeafter the fight.
"the flight" is a noun phrase, and object of the preposition "after".
Cup cakethey fought
But the above is a clause, traditionally known as adverbial clause.
"after" in "after they fought" is a subordinator/subordinating conjuction and introduces the adverbial/adjunct clause "they fo
0Cup cakePreposition - He left after the fight.
'after' is followed by a noun.
Cup cakeConjunction - He left after they fought.
'after' is followed by a clause (subject and verb).
before the war / before the war started
since last Monday / since we bought the car
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