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Bluejay Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Preposition placement
1. She purchased all her Christmas gifts at the mall.
Should the preposition "of" be inserted before "Christmas"? Could the sentence be written without the preposition (as above)?
Also:
2. She purchased all of her gifts at the mall.
3. She purchased all gifts at the mall.
Is "all" a pronoun (direct object) in sentence #2 and an adjective in sentence #3?
Thank you very much.
Should the preposition "of" be inserted before "Christmas"? Could the sentence be written without the preposition (as above)?
Also:
2. She purchased all of her gifts at the mall.
3. She purchased all gifts at the mall.
Is "all" a pronoun (direct object) in sentence #2 and an adjective in sentence #3?
Thank you very much.
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Bluejay 1. She purchased all her Christmas gifts at the mall. Should the preposition "of" be inserted before "Christmas"?
- Bluejay 1.
- She purchased all her Christmas gifts at the mall.
- Should the preposition "of" be inserted before "Christmas"?
- Could the sentence be written without the preposition (as above)?
- Also: 2.
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Bluejay1. She purchased all her Christmas gifts at the mall.
Should the preposition "of" be inserted before "Christmas"? Could the sentence be written without the preposition (as above)?
Also:
2. She purchased all of her gifts at the mall.
3. She purchased all gifts at the mall.
Is "all" a pronoun (direct object) in sentence #
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All your sentences could be written with just "all" or "all of." I think that "all" would be designated a pronoun in each of your examples. It can be used as an adjective-She sat up all night-but in your sentences "all" means "the whole number or amount" and is the direct object of the verb "purchased" in all the examples. "Of her gifts" is a prepositional phrase modifying "all." W
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SpidesAll your sentences could be written with just "all" or "all of." I think that "all" would be designated a pronoun in each of your examples. It can be used as an adjective-She sat up all night-but in your sentences "all" means "the whole number or amount" and is the direct object of the verb "purchased" in all the examples. "Of her gifts" is a prepositi
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