Learning to use an asterisk is an important part of the English language grammar. There are mainly two types of sentences in English grammar: a simple sentence and a complex one. Long sentences tend to confuse you. However don’t be under the impression that only short sentences are good. A too short sentence also fails to convey the meaning properly. A very small sentence no longer remains a sentence it becomes a sentence fragment. The opposite of this is a sentence which contains a number of ideas but fails to convey any of them correctly to the ... Read more...
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When it comes to learning of English language, grammar plays an important role. In grammar, one of the most important areas is the function of prepositional phrases. Prepositions are nothing but the set of words used closely with pronouns and nouns for showing their relationship with another part of the clause. Propositions introduce the object of the prepositional phrase. Its role is to explain a time-connected, plausible or spatial relationship between the object and other part of the propositional phrase. Some of the propositions in English are above, off, within, until, about, among, down, despite, etc…
Some of the examples of propositions are given below:
- The teacher has not come to the school since last week: In this sentence, the prepositional phrase, ‘since last week’ shows a time-connected relationship between has not come to the school and the teacher.
- The girl is sitting on the sofa: In this sentence, the propositional phrase ‘on the sofa’ shows a spatial relationship between the object chair and the subject the girl.
- The man has not lost weight desp... Read more...