By Prepositions, Sample

I have a question for any English experts out there. Actually, I have two questions. They are both sample questions from the SAT writing sections. The underlined portion of the following sentence is in need of correction: Trees are able to collect large amounts of water from fog--in some...

Yoong Liat wrote: Angliholic wrote: They went in/to/towards/toward that direction. I presume it's "in" that fits best in the above sample, but in our language, it's the other way around. We use to/towards/toward in this similar context, but never "in." So I wonder if you can dig up a reason...

This product is considered groundbreaking because nothing like it has come onto/into/to the market before. Do all of the bolded prepositions fit in the above sample? If not, why not? Thanks.

No comma. facing the door acts as an adverb of manner. It tells how the clowns stand. You wouldn't use a comma for any other adverb. The clowns stood straight. The clowns stood quietly. The clowns stood facing the door. facing is a participle. It is the present...

Hi Goodman, I'm glad you agree there is a very slight distinction, but I'm afraid your two sample sentences don't highlight it for me. In either case, I would expect to find the entrance on (at?) the same corner (there can be no doubt which corner it is in either case). Examples that I think...

Inchoateknowledge wrote: "I don't understand the function of the underlined that in this sentence and what 'that' refers to? Can you give examples to explain this?" This is the question, right? Inchoateknowledge wrote: Note from these examples, that in statements when the preposition is...

Inchoateknowledge wrote: I recommend that we settle this problem (simple sentence, one clause) the red part is a nominal clause, and acts as the object of the verb. 'that' has no reference, but plays an important role grammatically: nominal conjunction that links the verb to its object...

First of all, the information within the sample sentence is not relevant to the question being asked. It's just a sentence taken out of some grammar book so it mentions grammatical things like prepositions. The sentence could have been something completely different, and yet the question...

CalifJim wrote:A word used to introduce a clause complement of a verb is called a complementizer. Complements are underlined below.I said the word.I said that Jane would be late today.CJ Thanks for the explantion, CJ, but my confusion is still existent in that the first question of this thread...

And then a huge thundercloud appeared. Yes, appear (and disappear) can be used without a preposition, but not in your sample sentence. That is, one cannot appear an exam -- unless this is an abbreviated and somewhat poetic form of appear to be an exam, clearly not the meaning you intended...