Search results for 'tag:Commas tag:Prepositions' matching tags 'Commas' and 'Prepositions'

Re: to which

Cool Breeze — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:01:35 GMT

To which, in which etc.consist of a preposition and a relative pronoun. The preposition is usually determined by a verb, noun or adjective. In informal style the preposition is often placed at the end of the relative clause. Examples:

This is the house in which he lives. This is the house [which/that] he lives in.

The preposition is in because that preposition is used with house in this context and meaning: He lives in this house.

I bought the book about which you told me yesterday. I bought the book [which/that] you told me about yesterday.

The preposition is about because that preposition is used when we tell somebody about something: He told me about his problems.

Where is sometimes possible instead of to which or in which, especially when the intended meaning is that the place of something is mentioned:

Take this kettle to the kitchen where it belongs.

But: Ages ago, this island was occupied by Great Britain, to which it belongs even now / which it belongs to even now.

Note that there is a comma in the last sentence. A comma is needed for a certain type of relative clauses. Use the Search box to find out more about them.

Re: Grammar Suggestion

Mr Wordy — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:47:10 GMT

Hi Cute572

1. Sitting at my writing desk and working on my assignment, I become captivated by the soft evening rays, pouring in through the side window and gently covering my sheet in their yellow and orange shades.

"Become" is fine (if you've decided that you want to write the sentence in the present tense).

2. The evening rays, entering through the window, casting a gradient colors [or look?] to my smooth carpet.

The commas are OK, but there is no main verb, and this is not a proper sentence. The prepositions in the last part of the sentence also need fixing. You might say:

The evening rays, entering through the window, cast a gradient of colors on my smooth carpet.

Now "cast" is the main verb.

Re: Could you review this article?

Grammar Geek — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:18:17 GMT

A lot of people get confused about prepositions, so don't worry so much about that.

People is more than one person. Unless you are an anthropologist, don't worry about using "peoples."

You do need to learn how to use the period correctly. It ends a complete sentence. Use a comma to join two complete sentences only if you also use a conjunction. In the little bit that I read, you had several complete sentences simply joined with a comma. That's completely wrong. See this: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_comma.html

Re: which vs of which

Cool Breeze — Tue, 20 May 2008 15:33:33 GMT

Hi N2G

I'll butt in if I may. 1. He'd only left her a note on the bedside table of which she had not understood the content. There is a noun in the relative clause and that explains of in this case. I would reword the sentence: He'd only left her a note the content of which she had not understood on the bedside table. Since which has no possessive form, the of-genitive must be used unless we say: whose content.

New2grammar
Does it mean everytime two sentences are combined, an additional preposition will appear? If not, we're back to square one.Wrong conclusion.

This morning, I was awakened by a little girl knocking at the door ~~[of]~~ whom I'd never seen in my life. She told me she was my daughter while my wife was standing next to me. No need for a possessive form in this relative clause.

A dog came running toward me with a toy in its mouth, ~~[of]~~ which it had my name on it. Bad sentence, wrong comma usage. Better: A dog came running toward me. It had a toy with my name on it in its mouth.

If [of] required?

Re: Please help me with two grammar points.

Clive — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 21:01:15 GMT

Hi,

Which of the following sentences are correct?

1) The essay ends abruptly without your description on/of your efforts to achieve your vision.

Which preposition is suitable here? Of.

2) There is one or two comma errors in the essay.

Should I replace is with are here? Yes.

Best wishes, Clive

Please help me with two grammar points.

Sooris — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:32:01 GMT

Please help me choose the right answers.

Which of the following sentences are correct?

1) The essay ends abruptly without your description on/of your efforts to achieve your vision.

Which preposition is suitable here?

2) There is one or two comma errors in the essay.

Should I replace is with are here?

Kindly reply,

Sureshbabu

Re: Preposition as a noun?

Clive — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:30:13 GMT

Hi,

I was told that something like the one below is an inverted structure, << It seems reasonable to call it that.then what the second one that is underlined?

Among the students signed up for the contest are John and Sam. -- Inverted of "John and Sam are among the students signed up." And this supposed to show the prepositional phrase is not a noun (acting as a subject)? It's just a statement. It isn't supposed to 'show' anything. A simpler form is, for example, In that house lives Tom.

Then what is this? Is this a noun?

One of the best ways is to see them off is with commas. Consider a simpler example. I want to break a window. One of the best ways is to hit it with a hammer. 'With a hammer' is not a noun. It's a prepositional phrase.

In your example about the commas, your grammar is not correct (you've said 'is' twice) and I've no idea what your sentence means. How do you see someone off with a comma?

Best wishes, Clive

Preposition as a noun?

Anonymous — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:42:59 GMT

Hi,

I was told that something like the one below is an inverted structure, then what the second one that is underlined?

Among the students signed up for the contest are John and Sam. -- Inverted of "John and Sam are among he students signed up." And this supposed to show the prepositional phrase is not a noun (acting as a subject)?

Then what is this? Is this a noun?

One of the best ways is to see them off is with commas.

Re: essential or nonessential

CalifJim — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:16:27 GMT

Futurehuman11
Is the clause that begins with a preposition ...

No such thing. Clauses don't begin with prepositions. Prepositional phrases are not clauses, and certainly not relative clauses. Prepositional phrases are not categorized as restrictive and non-restrictive, as relative clauses are. The typical prepositional phrase is not set off by commas. Typically only an occasional prepositional phrase at the beginning of a sentence gets a comma.

essential or nonessential

Futurehuman11 — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:38:55 GMT

Is the cause that begins with a preposition (in bold) in the following sentence considered relitive? Sometimes it seems like clauses that begin with prepositions aren't essential but are aren't treated as such because a comma isn't added.

She had a fire in her eyes that had not been seen since she wrote her Ph.D. thesis on Blackness at Princeton.