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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Whats the difference

what is the difference between a preposition and a verb
example: time passes on and waits for no one
shawn put his trophy on the coffee table? she asked
  

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-- 'On' is an adverb; it has no noun object. -- 'On' is a preposition; it has a noun phrase object or head, '(the coffee) table'.

  • -- 'On' is an adverb; it has no noun object.
  • -- 'On' is a preposition; it has a noun phrase object or head, '(the coffee) table'.
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Time passes on and waits for no one.-- 'On' is an adverb; it has no noun object.

Shawn put his trophy on the coffee table.-- 'On' is a preposition; it has a noun phrase object or head, '(the coffee) table'.

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