Dependent prepositions, between/among, and prepositional phrases acting as adjectives and adverbs. · about 14 minutes
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What is it? A prepositional phrase is a preposition plus its object (in the garden, after a long day). Many words need a particular preposition after them (good at, depend on), and a few prepositions are easy to mix up (between/among, beside/besides, in/into).
Why does it matter? Choosing the wrong preposition is one of the most common errors in English, because the right one often can't be worked out from logic - it must be known.
Where do we use it? "She is good at maths and interested in science." "The money was divided among the three friends." "He sat beside me."
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