By Expressions, Prepositions

The preposition is indeed sometimes dropped before the days of the week in newspapers: He will arrive in Cairo Wednesday. The resultant Wednesday becomes what in some other languages is called an accusative of time. Dropping the preposition is also fairly common in informal style, which has led...

Words have many meanings and uses. For to doesn´t exist in English as one is trying to put a preposition in front of a infinitive verb.This is a very common translation error in Spanish.For- is used in questions about the purpose ,destination beneficiaries What is this for? I left for Mexico....

Words have many meanings and uses. (For to) doesn´t exist in English as one is trying to put a preposition in front of a infinitive verb.This is a very common translation error in Spanish.For- is used in questions and concerns the purpose ,destination and beneficiaries What is this for? I...

1. Do not place a phrase or clause:A. in a sentence. B. at the beginning of a sentence. C. at the end of a sentence. D. too far from the word it is meant to modify.Answer D. 2. In every sentence, the subject must agree with the:A. object of the preposition. B. verb. C. intervening expressions....

The prepositions are both fine and natural, but in AmE we'd add a third, so to speak. We use the expression (idiom) "line up" to form a line. I guess BrE is "que." I don't know if it can stand alone, or if it's "que up," or if I'm spelling it...

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You didn't read my post carefully enough, HT. It deals with expressions of time! Islands are places and part takes in: in the southern part of the island. Nothing exceptional, nothing illogical.CB

No preposition is normally used in expressions relating to time with the words this, that, next and last:I'll meet him this Friday.It happened that week.He came last week.I'll see them next Wednesday.Places are a different matter:He was in this room. There's a supermarket in the next...

Hi, ― This was quite late on in the war and there were several camps for prisoners of war in Wale…. I'd like to ask you what this "on" is. I think this is an adverb, not a preposition, but anyway I don't understand what it means. 'Late on' is a pretty standard...

You are right, Forbes, we have had this discussion before! Maybe we can introduce some new angles to it.I repeat that I have never said English is easier than other languages. I have said that its grammar and syntax are easy."What have you locked the book I was being read to out of up for?...