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In and way go together: Let's do it in this way. In has nothing to do with approach and approach is used as a transitive verb in the sentence. A transitive approach takes a direct object without a preposition: We were approaching London. Not: We were approaching in London.The problem must be...

"Approached in ways", could you please explain why the preposition goes with the noun, not the verb?

HiIt's a gerund. Are you familiar with structures like these?- I'm not used to reading sentences like this one.- I look forward to hearing from you.- She was not used to speaking Cantonese.- I'm not accustomed to being treated like this.- I can't adjust to living on my own.Most of...

Here is a practice: Q: A minute passed in complete silence. Terri announced her wedding plans then. I wrote: A minute passed in complete silence when Terri announced her wedding plans. A: A minute when Terri announced her wedding plans passed in complete silence. Grammar rules say: The...

failed. The same dictionary gives these examples of like used as a conjunction:–conj.21. in the same way as; just as; as: It happened like you might expect it would.22. as if: He acted like he was afraid. CB

I'm not sure. I don't see it as a strictly phrasal verb as the meaning is not idiomatic. He rests on the bed. He rests in bed. He rests at home. The choice of preposition doesn't seem to change the meaning of "rest". Also I'm not sure about "what" as an object....

I wasn't using the "after-preposition rule" to support this construction. Use here is open to opinion. "She is taller than I" is presciptivist, whereas "she is taller than me" is the overwelming choice of the language's native speakers. The question is how...

cool breeze, huevos, and others:Thank you so much for the thoughtful responses. One last question about my earlier example ("...guys like we/us"):Can someone please explain why "like" is a preposition in that sentence and not a conjunction? Like is one of those weird words. ...

But "Than" is not.We who are pretentious and supercilious salute you. Faux-prepositions, beware.

"Between" is a preposition. Pronouns that follow prepositions are always in the accusative case, not nominative. It's a rule, not a matter of opinion. Here are some examples that wrongly use the nominative.He wrote a book about she.The girl passed between he and I.The bullet passed...