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Rami1511 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Prepositions after verbs or objects
Hello everyone
Sometimes. We have to use a preposition after a verb and an object.( for example: Put the glass to your lips ) or ( 'a rule for this' or 'a rule of this' ) in some cases. I don't really know what to use ( 'like put on your lips' or 'put to your lips' ). Is there a rule for this ? I mean can you explain it
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Sometimes. We have to use a preposition after a verb and an object.( for example: Put the glass to your lips ) or ( 'a rule for this' or 'a rule of this' ) in some cases. I don't really know what to use ( 'like put on your lips' or 'put to your lips' ). Is there a rule for this ? I mean can you explain it
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It should normally be "put the glass to your lips". "put ... on", when used in the relevant literal sense, usually means that one thing is positioned on top of another, which is not the case with lips.
- It should normally be "put the glass to your lips".
- "put ...
- on", when used in the relevant literal sense, usually means that one thing is positioned on top of another, which is not the case with lips.
- e.
- not rule-based).
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It should normally be "put the glass to your lips". "put ... on", when used in the relevant literal sense, usually means that one thing is positioned on top of another, which is not the case with lips. Generally speaking, verb + preposition combinations in English are often idiomatic (i.e. not rule-based). While the basic meaning of each preposition may be a guide, in many cases you have to indivi
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