...
The prepositional phrase
ã
consists of a preposition followed
by a prepositional complement,
which is characteristic a noun
phrase or a Wh-clause or a V-ing
clause
ã
That-clauses and infinitive ... 16
preposition and prepositional
phrases
Designer: Trịnh Thúy Ngàn
Nguyễn Thị Thanh Huệ
Nguyễn Thanh Huyền
Passage
By, over, under, etc Across, through, past
With verbs o...
...
9/20/86 to Boston with ARRIVAL TIMES in Boston.
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Empirical Study of Predictive Powers of Simple Attachment
Schemes for Post-modifier Prepositional Phrases
Greg Whittemore Kathleen Ferrara
Electronic ...
Whittemore, et al. study.
Theories of Preferenclng for Post-modifier
PP Attachment
Several of the PP attachment schemes available
in the liter...
... between a3 and a2. The
relation lie will hold between al and a3 if al is lying
and the locations of al and a3 are the same.
A precise interpretation is:
The relation d,c [SIT.02] s holds if and ... of arguments. In e.g. the sentence 'Tom
handed the book to Anne" the verb handed is a
ternary relation with arguments Torn, the book and,
one migth say, Anne. However, we...
... is minimal. The bilin-
gual lexical rules presented here will further refine the
idea of a
tlink
by minimizing the number of bilingual
lexical entries that have to be coded manually, since ...
pactness in the bilingual lexicon, and therefore in the
transfer module, are achieved.
The next steps will include the implementation of
the mechanism to drive the bil...
... question of the relative position of the other
two elements. Within the prepositional phrase, the
ordering of the elements is fixed in Russian and in
English: preposition/object. For the sake of ... knowledge of
the syntactic function of word combinations is required,
including a better understanding of noun/genitive noun
combinations and of the differing functio...
... realized that I
missing for nearly a month.
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Mixed Prepositional Phrases (1)
1.No, I'm not going to rob that store
... really like
another world back there.
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1.Did you hear about Chantelle and Bruce? They
... Prepositions and prepositional phrases of place
Use:
Use prepositions of place to describe where something is.
The ball is on the box.
... end of the film?
events
I met him at a party / conference / football match
buildings
I’ll meet you at the airport / the station / home
Common mistakes:
1. Some students miss out part of the prepositional ... is on the way to wor...
... Adverb Clauses And Phrases exercises
Exercise1:Underline the correct option in each of the following sentences:
1. ... explaining the lesson slowly and clearly_____.
A. to make his students to understand it B. in order that his
students can understand it
C. so as to that his students could understand it D. so that his ... The foreigner could understand me. ”means _____.
A.I...
... Common prepositional phrases
Prepositional phrases
begin with a preposition. Here is a list of some common prepositional phrases. Note that
this is not a comprehensive ... influence of
Under consideration
Under discussion
Under suspicion
Exercise
Identify the prepositional phrases in the sentences given below.
1. The cat was sleeping under the warm blanket.
2.
... Idioms and phrases exercise
Questions 1 – 7
Each sentence given below contains an idiom/phrase. From the ... ever
c) very seldom indeed
d) in the light of a blue moon
4. He has been jobless for several months, and it is his wife who keeps the pot boiling.
a) avoids starvation
b) keeps the fire burning
c)
... Noun phrases exercise
A noun phrase
is a group of words that serves the same purpose as a noun. A noun phrase can be the subject
or object of a ... thing.
Answers
1. Noun phrase:
to win the first prize
; it acts as the object of the verb
hope
2. Noun phrase:
to solve the puzzle
; it acts as the object of the verb
tried
3. Noun phrase:
reading ... the verb
enjoy
4. Nou...
... Prepositional phrases
A
prepositional phrase
is made up of a preposition and a noun phrase. Examples are: in the corner, on the roof,
under the bed and within seconds.
A prepositional ...
The prepositional phrase can be used to say who did something.
The farmer was bit
by the snake.
The spider was killed
by the boy.
She owns a wonderful painting
by Picasso.
Prepositional phr...
... Prepositional phrases exercise
Complete the following sentences using appropriate
prepositional phrases
. A prepositional phrase is group of
words containing a preposition. A prepositional