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Usage of preposition.
I want to know USAGE OF PREPOSITION. Some verbs need to use some prepositons. But some verbs don't need to use some prepositon. Some verbs don't use prepositons all the time.
Some sentences that use some prepositions or don't use have a same meaning.
Ex) We rammed the fence. We rammed into the fence. We fled the house. We fled from the house.
We swerved across the road. (prep. required)
We left from home. We left home. (these mean two different things.)
We ran into the house (prep required)
We ran through a red light. We ran a red light.
What is diversity concerning these sentences' meaning? Why do some verbs want some prepositions?
Some sentences that use some prepositions or don't use have a same meaning.
Ex) We rammed the fence. We rammed into the fence. We fled the house. We fled from the house.
We swerved across the road. (prep. required)
We left from home. We left home. (these mean two different things.)
We ran into the house (prep required)
We ran through a red light. We ran a red light.
What is diversity concerning these sentences' meaning? Why do some verbs want some prepositions?
Top answer
What would help you is understanding direct objects and indirect objects. And yes, when the same verb takes a direct object in one sentence and then in another sentence takes an indirect object instead, the meaning of the verb will be different in a usually very subtle way.
- What would help you is understanding direct objects and indirect objects.
- And yes, when the same verb takes a direct object in one sentence and then in another sentence takes an indirect object instead, the meaning of the verb will be different in a usually very subtle way.
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What would help you is understanding direct objects and indirect objects.
And yes, when the same verb takes a direct object in one sentence and then in another sentence takes an indirect object instead, the meaning of the verb will be different in a usually very subtle way.
And yes, when the same verb takes a direct object in one sentence and then in another sentence takes an indirect object instead, the meaning of the verb will be different in a usually very subtle way.
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[nq:1]I want to know USAGE OF PREPOSITION. Some verbs need to use some prepositons. But some verbs don't need to ... We ran a red light. What is diversity concerning these sentences' meaning? Why do some verbs want some prepositions?[/nq]
Ignore anyone who tells you that learning rules will help you anmswer those questions. The simple fact is that the use (and non-use) of prepositions in Engli
Ignore anyone who tells you that learning rules will help you anmswer those questions. The simple fact is that the use (and non-use) of prepositions in Engli
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[nq:1]I want to know USAGE OF PREPOSITION. Some verbs need to use some prepositons. But some verbs don't need to use some prepositon. Some verbs don't use prepositons all the time.[/nq]
I agree with the previous posters. There are no rules, but an understanding of direct and indirect objects might help you.
In your examples:
[nq:1]We rammed the fence. We rammed into the fence.Out of co
I agree with the previous posters. There are no rules, but an understanding of direct and indirect objects might help you.
In your examples:
[nq:1]We rammed the fence. We rammed into the fence.Out of co
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[nq:2]We fled the house. We fled from the house.[/nq]
[nq:1]Both are fine. In England the first is heard a little less often these days I think.[/nq]
But in Wales, it is used all the time?
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[nq:1]Both are fine. In England the first is heard a little less often these days I think.[/nq]
But in Wales, it is used all the time?
WH
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Some of the following are colloquialisms or cliches made up from "everyday speech."
[nq:1]We rammed the fence. We rammed into the fence.[/nq]
A totally alien concept to those of the days before cars -or later still perhaps: Ram Raiders.
[nq:1]We fled the house. We fled from the house.[/nq]
As is the above. Normal people never used to flee the house especially in films where Tom Mix
[nq:1]We rammed the fence. We rammed into the fence.[/nq]
A totally alien concept to those of the days before cars -or later still perhaps: Ram Raiders.
[nq:1]We fled the house. We fled from the house.[/nq]
As is the above. Normal people never used to flee the house especially in films where Tom Mix
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[nq:2]We swerved across the road. (prep. required)[/nq]
[nq:1]Yes - a preposition is needed there. In recent usage one might swerve a ball or a car, but never a road. You can swerve to avoid something, swerve around or away from something.[/nq]
The reason a preposition is required is that the verb "to swerve" is intransitive, i.e. it can't have an object.
[nq:2]We left from home. We le
[nq:1]Yes - a preposition is needed there. In recent usage one might swerve a ball or a car, but never a road. You can swerve to avoid something, swerve around or away from something.[/nq]
The reason a preposition is required is that the verb "to swerve" is intransitive, i.e. it can't have an object.
[nq:2]We left from home. We le
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[nq:1]As for direct and indirect objects, brought up by another poster, some verbs work with direct objects, others with indirect, and still others with both. Again, you have to deal with each verb separately. There is no rule that will tell you.[/nq]
Has the terminology changed while I wasn't looking? Lots of people have been mentioning indirect objects, but the examples I have seen don't inv
Has the terminology changed while I wasn't looking? Lots of people have been mentioning indirect objects, but the examples I have seen don't inv
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[nq:1]I want to know USAGE OF PREPOSITION. Some verbs need to use some prepositons. But some verbs don't need to use some prepositon. Some verbs don't use prepositons all the time. . . . Why do some verbs want some prepositions?[/nq]
There is no short or easy answer . . .
Does your home language have verbs that decline
fully (like Latin, Greek, German) ? French and English have only tw
There is no short or easy answer . . .
Does your home language have verbs that decline
fully (like Latin, Greek, German) ? French and English have only tw
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[nq:2]As for direct and indirect objects, brought up by another ... verb separately. There is no rule that will tell you.[/nq]
[nq:1]Has the terminology changed while I wasn't looking? Lots of people have been mentioning indirect objects, but the examples I ... a prepositional phrase. Neither is anything at all like an indirect object, unless they have gone and redefined the term.[/nq]
Tim
[nq:1]Has the terminology changed while I wasn't looking? Lots of people have been mentioning indirect objects, but the examples I ... a prepositional phrase. Neither is anything at all like an indirect object, unless they have gone and redefined the term.[/nq]
Tim
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[nq:2]I want to know USAGE OF PREPOSITION. Some verbs need ... . . . Why do some verbs want some prepositions?[/nq]
[nq:1]There is no short or easy answer . . . Does your home language have verbs that decline fully (like ... words, e.g. Give it to me = Gibt es mir. (This is literary English. People also say "Give it me.")[/nq]
I also might occasionally say "Give me it".
David
[nq:1]There is no short or easy answer . . . Does your home language have verbs that decline fully (like ... words, e.g. Give it to me = Gibt es mir. (This is literary English. People also say "Give it me.")[/nq]
I also might occasionally say "Give me it".
David
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