Questions tagged [prepositions]
Prepositions are function words like "to", "over", "through", "in". The meaning of a sentence can be dramatically altered by choosing the wrong preposition. Questions need to include enough information for the intended meaning to be deduced.
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Introductory clause and preposition
I'm reading a draft of a paper and the following clause makes me feel uncomfortable:
A crucial point to note here is that with the proposed service, A is the equivalent of only from x% to y% of the ...
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Reflexive pronouns and prepositions of direction
Can you please explain the following?
She dragged it toward her. (Why not: She dragged it toward herself.)
He pulled her against him. (Why not: He pulled her against himself.)
I look around me. (But: ...
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Is "surrendering to the fishing nets" a correct phrase? [closed]
I am trying to re-phrase - "Fish came to the shore, willingly getting caught in the nets" to "Fish came to the shore and surrendered to the nets". Should it be "surrendered to ...
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Is "the above table" more acceptable than "the below table", and if so, why?
I was reading a draft document and encountered a sentence along these lines:
The below table shows costs for three different options.
This phrasing feels weird to me; I'd be inclined to recast as &...
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"Different than" followed by nominative case?
I'm going to try to explain my question as clearly as I can:
"Different" usually takes a preposition, either "from" (standard English regardless of region), "to" (British ...
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Is it "Guide to..." or "Guide on..." or something else? [migrated]
I am currently thinking of translating the names of the two guides into English as follows.
Guide to Evaluation Perspectives on AI Safety
Guide to Red Teaming Methodology on AI Safety
Or would it be ...
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Is it correct to say "I cleared their path from snow"?
I am reading Frankenstein and came across this sentence,
I cleared their path from snow.
and I think it should be
I cleared the snow from their path.
So please, which one is it?
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What Is the Best Way to Analyse Prepositional Phrases in Post-Head Position Containing a Pre-head Adverb?
In the following sentence, what is the best approach to analyse the phrase 'currently with Jack'?
[2] The girl currently with Jack doesn't know what's in store for her.
Without the adverb 'currently,...
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June 21 "to" August 30; or, June 21 "through" August 30 [duplicate]
Use of:
"TO" a specific date or
"THROUGH" a specific date????
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Deck as verb and the accompanying preposition
As per Cambridge dictionary and others, the word 'deck' in its verb form means to decorate or add something to something to make an effect: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/deck
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Past Perfect or Simple Past When Using Since in Reported Speech? [duplicate]
While reading The Beautiful and Damned, I stumbled upon a passage that caught my attention. It stated,
Only with the flow through the transmitter of his own familiar but faintly impersonal tone did ...
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On team, in team, or from team? [closed]
Which of the following is better?
a) "You have a new message from Shelly from the Pepsi vendor team:"
b) "You have a new message from Shelly on the Pepsi vendor team:"
c) "You ...
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anger with something (rather than someone)?
I know that anger comes with the preposition "with" while discussing anger directed at someone, (e.g. "your anger with your unbearable boss"); but should we use the same ...
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Why do phrases "By fair means or foul" and "By hook or by crook" have such different use of preposition 'By'?
Both idioms have pretty much the same meaning. Both are centuries old idioms. However, one uses preposition 'by' twice while the other doesn't. Why? Can someone please explain what am I missing here?
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Reasons after look forward to: do they require the -ing form?
I wrote a "look forward to" phrase, and after that I explained the reasons why I look forward to doing that thing.
The phrase I wrote is:
I look forward to learning all those different ...
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