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6.1 What Is a Preposition? This chapter deals with another group of little words you need to understand: prepositions. Previous ...

6.2 What Prepositions Express Here is an introduction to some of the prepositions in this chapter. A closer look at these prepos ...

down for from in inside into near of off on out out of over to with across after at before behind The question words where and t ...

Example: Susan swims withJake. Preposition Object (Noun) Preposition Object (Noun) withJake= prepositional phrase 6.4 Single-Wor ...

Prepositional Phrases with Pronouns In this example, the preposition with is followed by the object pronoun him. A pronoun used ...

Direct objects and objects of a preposition are both used to expand the basic unit of a subject and a verb. Note, however, the d ...

Adverb Example: Susan walks around. the basic unit of subject and verb to include a prepositional phrase. You have now formed an ...

Some words can be used as more than one part of speech. ADVERB PREPOSITION VERB + + ADVERB PREPOSITION OBJECT OF PREPOSITION wal ...

6.8 Review Exercises A Underline the prepositions in the following sentences. The book is on the shelf. She gardens in the morn ...

117 7.1 What Is a Conjunction? 118 7.2 Joining Words 118 7.3 Joining Phrases 119 7.4 Joining Sentences 120 7.5 Review Exercises ...

Example:AnnaandJake 7.1 What Is a Conjunction? This is the final group of important words for forming sentences that we will stu ...

Two nouns are joined by the conjunction or, indicating a choice in a question such as Can Maria orAnna come over? Conjunctions c ...

All the friends came. Maria was not there. All the friends came, butMaria was not there. Two prepositional phrases joined with t ...

The conjunction but is also used to combine two sentences into one. However, the use of the conjunction but expresses contrast i ...

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123 8.1 What Is an Interjection? 124 8.2 Review Exercises 125 CHAPTER 8 INTERJECTIONS Nouns Adjectives Pronouns Verbs Adverbs Pr ...

8.1 What Is an Interjection? Interjections are sudden, interrupting words or phrases that are also known as exclamations. Common ...

8.2 Review Exercises A Determine whether each statement is true or false. Write T for true or F for false. Interjections are ne ...

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Congratulations! Dear Student, You have learned the basics of the English language, which is a major accomplishment. Now that yo ...