LIN204H5 Study Guide - Final Guide: Preposition And Postposition
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Establish a relationship between two phrases; deal with space and time. Ex) we will put the boys on the train at noon. The boys on the train= the boys + on + the train- space. Will put the boys on the train + at + noon time. Noun phrases that follows the preposition is called the object of the preposition. In, after, before, since, until, for, from. Aphrase that includes a preposition that as a whole functions as a single preposition. According to, because of, by way of, in reference to, in connection to, regardless of, together with, except for. The (np-det)box (np-n) of (np-pp-p) chocolates (np-pp-n) Pp (of chocolates) modifies a noun (box) adjectival function- what is contained in the box. Pp (on the train) modifies a verb (slept) adverbial function. Because you don"t know what prepp is modifying. She ate the cookies on the counter. She ate them while physically being on the counter.
