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| FAQ Item Prepositions Q. Dear Sir or Madam, I’m having a disagreement with a coworker on a...prohibition against ending a sentence with a preposition is an invalid injunction—one that often serves to...“rule” must be followed. So, is it appropriate to end a sentence with a preposition? Thank you. A. That... |
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| proper names containing prepositions? Is it Rage against the Machine or Rage Against the Machine, for...conjunctions (and, but, for, or, nor), and prepositions (of, for, with, etc.) would all be... preposition, but it’s just as long as Machine, putting lowercase at odds with the rest of the name. And... |
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| use “on sale” in headlines. I’m not sure if “on” is acting as a preposition or an adverb, therefore...sale,” on is a preposition and sale is its object. The expression itself is a phrasal adjective...headline-style capitalization do not extend to the use of prepositions in phrasal adjectives (except... |
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| FAQ Item Usage and Grammar Q. Good morning. What is the right preposition after the noun “change...single right preposition for any noun: a change to the house a change in the situation a change of heart... |
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| FAQ Item Pronouns Q. I’ve been told not to refer to the object of a preposition with a pronoun, as..., either in the text or in a note. However, there is no general rule that the object of a preposition ... |
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| collective noun + prepositional phrase + relative pronoun? For example, should it be “Scientists follow...+ prepositional phrase)? A. The verb goes with whichever noun is the subject. Often that will be clear... |
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| book, movie, or play be capped? I’ve sometimes seen the first letter of prepositions and articles in...to do, traditionally only the important words (and not prepositions) are capped. There are... |
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| of words in the title are supposed to be capitalized. In such a case, should prepositions be..., and this doesn’t make any sense to me. A. Although Chicago style lowercases prepositions (but see... |
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| FAQ Item Commas Q. In my role as an editor, I frequently face preposition-conjunction combinations... |
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| articles, prepositions, and conjunctions are not alphabetized? E.g., would Albert the Great precede Albert... |
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