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[16th ed.]
5.187 Replacing prepositional phrases with genitives
| » Prepositions » Limiting Prepositional Phrases 5.187 Replacing prepositional phrases with genitives A...genitive may replace a prepositional phrase, especially an of -genitive. For example, I was dismayed... |
[16th ed.]
5.189 Idiomatic uses of prepositions
| » Prepositions » Prepositional Idioms 5.189 Idiomatic uses of prepositions Among the most persistent...word-choice issues are those concerning prepositions. Which prepositions go with which words? You fill... |
[16th ed.]
5.188 Using active voice to eliminate prepositions
| » Prepositions » Limiting Prepositional Phrases 5.188 Using active voice to eliminate prepositions ...Changing from passive voice to active almost always eliminates a preposition — that is, whenever the... |
[16th ed.]
5.172 Phrasal prepositions
| » Prepositions » Definition and Types 5.172 Phrasal prepositions A phrasal preposition (sometimes called...a complex preposition) is two or more separate words used as a prepositional unit. These include...reference to , with regard to , and with respect to . Many of these phrasal prepositions are symptoms of... |
[16th ed.]
5.170 Simple and compound prepositions
| » Prepositions » Definition and Types 5.170 Simple and compound prepositions Many prepositions are...relatively straightforward. A simple preposition consists of a single monosyllabic word — for example, as..., up , and with . A compound preposition has two or more syllables; it may be made up of two or more... |
[16th ed.]
5.179 Effect of prepositional phrase on pronoun
| » Prepositions » Prepositional Phrases 5.179 Effect of prepositional phrase on pronoun A pronoun that...appears in a prepositional phrase is usually in the objective case (see 5.18 ). There are exceptions.... Than may function either as a conjunction {he’s taller than I [am]} or as a preposition {he’s taller... |
[16th ed.]
5.213 Prepositions and parallel structure
| » Parallel Structure 5.213 Prepositions and parallel structure In a parallel series of prepositional ...phrases, repeat the preposition with every element unless they all use the same preposition. A common...error occurs when a writer lets two or more of the phrases share a single preposition but inserts a... |
[16th ed.]
5.175 Placement of prepositional phrases
| » Prepositions » Prepositional Phrases 5.175 Placement of prepositional phrases A prepositional phrase...?} {the woman with the Popular Front circulates petitions} . If a prepositional phrase equally modifies...{the date, the place, and the budget for the wedding have been decided} . Note that if a prepositional ... |
[16th ed.]
5.190 Shifts in prepositional idiom
| » Prepositions » Prepositional Idioms 5.190 Shifts in prepositional idiom Prepositional idioms often...may choose one or the other preposition for reasons of euphony. (Is it better, in a given context... |
[16th ed.]
5.171 Participial prepositions
| » Prepositions » Definition and Types 5.171 Participial prepositions A participial preposition is a...participial form that functions as a preposition (or sometimes as a subordinating conjunction). Examples... |
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