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43 Cards in this Set
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I have always (relied on) the kindness of strangers. |
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Deletable preposition: optional
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I will see you( )Thursday.
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Genitive use of : of
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The name (of) my favorite band is They Might Be Giants.
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Deletable preposition: obligatory
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I will see you ( ) tomorrow.
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Verb + preposition
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I will (look up) the meaning of this term.
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Co-occurring nonadjacent prepositions:
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(In) the still (of) the night, I held you tight.
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Transitive phrasal verb
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You (woke up) the baby .
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Complex preposition
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I will meet you (in front of) the school at 3:00.
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Intransitive phrasal verb
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I (woke up) at 6:30.
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Source preposition
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The girl (from) Ipanema goes walking.
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Separable phrasal verb
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I (made out) the check to cash. I (made) the check (out) to cash.
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Inseparable phrasal verb
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I (ran into) your mom at the store.
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Nonreferential it
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(It)'s always sunny in Philadelphia.
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Phrasal verb plus preposition
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(Get back to) where you once belonged.
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Referential it
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What is that spot? (It)’s ink.
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Literal phrasal verb
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It’s time to (take down) the Christmas tree already.
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Deictic there
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(There) is my pencil. I was looking for it.
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Idiomatic phrasal verb
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My dad (flipped out) when I wrecked the car.
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Nonreferential there
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(There) is a town in north Ontario.
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Phrasal verb that is always separated
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That was so funny, I (laughed) my ass (off).
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Narrative use of there
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While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly (there) came a tapping.
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Coordination
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I’ll have a (burger and fries).
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Repectively-addition
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Bob and Bruce came from Minnesota and New Jersey, (respectively).
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Coordinating conjunction
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I’ll have a burger (and) fries.
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(conjunction with ) Ellipsis
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I went to college, (and so did he).
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Conjunct
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I’ll have a (burger) and (fries).
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Sentence-initial: Adverbial phrase
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(Tenderly), the evening breeze caressed the trees .
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Correlative conjunction
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The chicken is (both) sweet (and) sour.
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Sentence-final: Adverbial phrase
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The evening breeze caressed the trees (tenderly).
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Correlative movement
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The chicken is sweet (and) sour (both).
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Sentence-initial: Prepositional phrase
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(In high school), Ellsworth became a local celebrity.
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Sentence-final: Prepositional phrase
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Ellsworth became a local celebrity (in high school).
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Preverbal adverb of frequency: Negative
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I (never) go to the movies on Mondays.
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Sentence-initial: Adverbial clause
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(When the saints come marching in), I want to be in that number.
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Adverbial participle
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(Having finished my homework), I finally went to bed.
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Sentence-final: Adverbial clause
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I want to be in that number (when the saints come marching in).
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Specific or general adverbial of frequency
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I make my bed (every morning), but my brother only makes his (on rare occasions).
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Preverbal adverb of frequency: Positive
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I (regularly) go to the movies on Saturdays.
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Adverbial subordinator
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(When) the saints come marching in, I want to be in that number.
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Conjunctive adverbial
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I would like to go to bed. (However), I can’t until I finish my work.
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A time connector
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I’ll go to bed (after) the Oscars have finished.
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A concessive connector
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I'll give you an A, (even though) you got all the others wrong.
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A purpose connector
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I have to finish my work (so that) I can go to the movies.
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