alleryIn the Latin origin of the term "preposition", "prae-" signifies:
- Before
- Behind
- Across
- Inside
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Correct answer: A. Before
The Latin prefix prae means before, referring to words placed before complements.
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In the Latin origin of the term "preposition", "prae-" signifies:Read the answer and worked solution →An adposition establishes a relationship that links its complement to:Read the answer and worked solution →Prepositional phrases not implying movement to an endpoint are termed:Read the answer and worked solution →Spatial meanings that require knowing the observer's point of view are:Read the answer and worked solution →Directional prepositional phrases combine primarily with verbs showing:Read the answer and worked solution →The verb "insist" obligatorily pairs with which dependent preposition?Read the answer and worked solution →Syntactically, English prepositional phrases branch in which direction?Read the answer and worked solution →In the complex preposition 'by virtue of', the noun 'virtue' cannot:Read the answer and worked solution →Preposition stranding is typical of English and which language group?Read the answer and worked solution →In the phrase 'go inside the house', the word 'inside' is used as a:Read the answer and worked solution →In 'before the end of the summer', the word 'before' is syntactically a:Read the answer and worked solution →In 'financial limitations notwithstanding', the last word functions as a:Read the answer and worked solution →Strictly defined, particle verbs are composed of how many words?Read the answer and worked solution →As single semantic units, phrasal verbs appear in dictionaries as:Read the answer and worked solution →In 'bank on Susan', why can 'on' not shift after Susan (*bank Susan on)?Read the answer and worked solution →If a speaker pauses mid-phrase, a preposition naturally groups with:Read the answer and worked solution →An adverbial modifier can be inserted between a verb and which element?Read the answer and worked solution →In 'bore down on my Panther', the word 'down' functions as a:Read the answer and worked solution →The phrasal verb 'hang out' illustrates that its idiomatic meaning is:Read the answer and worked solution →In 'Fred chatted her up', why does the pronoun 'her' precede the particle?Read the answer and worked solution →English verb-particle compounds placing the particle first originated in:Read the answer and worked solution →English compounds placing the particle second tend to emphasize:Read the answer and worked solution →In sentence processing, English structural growth tends to proceed:Read the answer and worked solution →In syntactic dependency trees, particle verb constructions form:Read the answer and worked solution →Match adpositions: 1. Pre: p. Before noun 2. Post: q. After noun 3. In: r. MiddleRead the answer and worked solution →Match simple forms: 1. Simple: p. One word 2. Multi: q. Word set 3. Within: r. CompoundRead the answer and worked solution →Match verb types: 1. Trans: p. Object 2. Intrans: q. No obj 3. Verb: r. ActionRead the answer and worked solution →Match complex units: 1. Spite: p. In spite 2. Dint: q. By dint of 3. Next: r. Next toRead the answer and worked solution →Match basic role: 1. Space: p. Location 2. Time: q. Temporal 3. Cause: r. ReasonRead the answer and worked solution →Match phrase verb: 1. Grow up: p. Mature 2. Give in: q. Yield 3. Hand in: r. SubmitRead the answer and worked solution →
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An adposition establishes a relationship that links its complement to:
- Another context word
- A clause affix
- An entire volume
- An isolated affix
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Correct answer: A. Another context word
An adposition links its complement to another word or phrase in the context.
Prepositional phrases not implying movement to an endpoint are termed:
- Atelic
- Telic
- Static
- Fossil
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Correct answer: A. Atelic
Prepositional phrases that do not imply movement all the way to an endpoint are atelic.
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