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Teal lime Posted 7 years ago
Grammar
Preposition phrases or prepositional phrases?
Do you say, "preposition phrase" or "prepositional phrase"?
If both are possible, do they mean the same thing?
If not, would you please give me a couple of examples of each of them?
Thank you.
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teal lime Do you say, "preposition phrase" or "prepositional phrase"? I think I use both. Traditional grammar uses "prepositional".
- teal lime Do you say, "preposition phrase" or "prepositional phrase"?
- I think I use both.
- Traditional grammar uses "prepositional".
- Modern grammar uses "preposition".
- If I remember that when I'm posting, I use the one or the other depending on whether I'm answering from the point of view of traditional grammar or modern grammar.
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teal limeDo you say, "preposition phrase" or "prepositional phrase"?
I think I use both.
Traditional grammar uses "prepositional".
Modern grammar uses "preposition".
If I remember that when I'm posting, I use the one or the other depending on whether I'm answering from the point of view of traditional grammar or modern grammar. To know that
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