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Prepositional phrase
Donny Osmond said yesterday that the phrase "a desire to do something" included a prepositional phrase. I know Donny is a nice boy and would not lie to me, but what do you think?
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Born west of Pittsburgh Pa. 10 years Indianapolis, 7 years Chicago, 6 years Brooklyn NY 12 years Baltimore 17 years
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[nq:1]Donny Osmond said yesterday that the phrase "a desire to do something" included a prepositional phrase. [/nq] He lies! (And then I'm thinking ..
- [nq:1]Donny Osmond said yesterday that the phrase "a desire to do something" included a prepositional phrase.
- [/nq] He lies!
- (And then I'm thinking ..
- )
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[nq:1]Donny Osmond said yesterday that the phrase "a desire to do something" included a prepositional phrase. I know Donny is a nice boy and would not lie to me, but what do you think?[/nq]
He lies! (And then I'm thinking .. why was he giving an opinion anyway?)
He lies! (And then I'm thinking .. why was he giving an opinion anyway?)
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[nq:1]Donny Osmond said yesterday that the phrase "a desire to do something" included a prepositional phrase. I know Donny is a nice boy and would not lie to me, but what do you think? [/nq]
Donny must have gone to an American public school, as my son did. My son's English teacher told him that in the sentence "I like to run," "to run" is a prepositional phrase.
It's an American publ
Donny must have gone to an American public school, as my son did. My son's English teacher told him that in the sentence "I like to run," "to run" is a prepositional phrase.
It's an American publ
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In alt.english.usage on Wed, 25 Jun 2003 22:46:41 -0400 John Smith (Email Removed) posted:
[nq:2]Donny Osmond said yesterday that the phrase "a desire to ... not lie to me, but what do you think? [/nq]
[nq:1]Donny must have gone to an American public school, as my son did. My son's English teacher told him that in the sentence "I like to run," "to run" is a prepositional phrase. It's an A
[nq:2]Donny Osmond said yesterday that the phrase "a desire to ... not lie to me, but what do you think? [/nq]
[nq:1]Donny must have gone to an American public school, as my son did. My son's English teacher told him that in the sentence "I like to run," "to run" is a prepositional phrase. It's an A
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[nq:1]("a desire to do something") So what is it, an appositive?[/nq]
Or an infinitive used appositively, I suppose. At any rate "to" is here a particle, part of the verb "to do", and not a preposition.
--Odysseus
Or an infinitive used appositively, I suppose. At any rate "to" is here a particle, part of the verb "to do", and not a preposition.
--Odysseus
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In alt.english.usage on Thu, 26 Jun 2003 08:09:24 GMT Odysseus (Email Removed) posted:
[nq:1] ("a desire to do something")[/nq]
[nq:2]So what is it, an appositive?[/nq]
[nq:1]Or an infinitive used appositively, I suppose. At any rate "to" is here a particle, part of the verb "to do", and not a preposition. --Odysseus[/nq]
OK. I'm convinced. I don't have the heart to tell Donny tho
[nq:1] ("a desire to do something")[/nq]
[nq:2]So what is it, an appositive?[/nq]
[nq:1]Or an infinitive used appositively, I suppose. At any rate "to" is here a particle, part of the verb "to do", and not a preposition. --Odysseus[/nq]
OK. I'm convinced. I don't have the heart to tell Donny tho
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