All posts tagged "postpositional phrase head"
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The Adpositional Phrase Head in English Grammar
Encompassing both prepositional phrase heads and postpositional phrase heads, adpositional phrase heads are words that function as the heads of adpositional...
Grammatical FunctionHeather JohnsonMarch 16, 2018 -
The Postpositional Phrase Head in English Grammar
Similar to prepositional phrase heads, postpositional phrase heads are words that function as the heads of postpositional phrases. A postpositional phrase...
Grammatical FunctionHeather JohnsonMarch 15, 2018 -
Using Postpositions as Postpositional Phrase Heads
Adpositions are words that “link to other words, phrases, and clauses” and that “express spatial or temporal relations.” In addition to...
English PrepositionsHeather JohnsonMarch 18, 2014 -
Grammatical Functions of English Postpositions and Postpositional Phrases
Although traditional grammars speak only of prepositions in the English language, the preposition belongs to the larger category of adposition. Adpositions...
English PrepositionsHeather JohnsonJanuary 31, 2014 -
Using Prepositions as Prepositional Phrase Heads
Traditional grammars define prepositions as “words that indicate a relationship to another word.” Prepositional phrases consist of a preposition plus another...
English PrepositionsHeather JohnsonAugust 27, 2013