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Jigneshbharati Posted 10 years ago
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With the air-conditioner
She adds that she cannot sleep with the air-conditioner on because of a sinus problem.
'There is no pressure to start a family'
Is "with" a preposition having "air-conditioner on because of a sinus problems" as an object of preposition?
Why do we need "the" before air-conditioner?
'There is no pressure to start a family'
Is "with" a preposition having "air-conditioner on because of a sinus problems" as an object of preposition?
Why do we need "the" before air-conditioner?
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Jigneshbharati Is "with" a preposition having "air-conditioner on because of a sinus problems" as an object of preposition? No. with introduces a small clause ( air-conditioner on ), which consists of a noun and an adjective.
- Jigneshbharati Is "with" a preposition having "air-conditioner on because of a sinus problems" as an object of preposition?
- No.
- with introduces a small clause ( air-conditioner on ), which consists of a noun and an adjective.
- The full clause would be (when) the air-conditioner is on .
- The prepositional phrase ( because of a sinus problem ) is not included in that clause.
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JigneshbharatiIs "with" a preposition having "air-conditioner on because of a sinus problems" as an object of preposition?No. with introduces a small clause (air-conditioner on), which consists of a noun and an adjective. The full clause would be (when) the air-conditioner is on. The prepositional phrase (because of a sinus problem
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