Comments on: Object of a Preposition Examples https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/prepositions/object-of-a-preposition/ GrammarBook.com Mon, 17 Oct 2022 17:31:29 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.5 By: GrammarBook.com https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/prepositions/object-of-a-preposition/#comment-1567284 Mon, 17 Oct 2022 17:31:29 +0000 https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=5176#comment-1567284 In reply to Lisa P.

“Signed up” is a phrasal verb. Our post Phrasal Verbs explains that when you are using transitive phrasal verbs, some can be separated and some cannot. In a phrasal verb that can be separated, the object can appear either between the main verb and the particle or after the phrasal verb’s components. Since “signed up” can be separated, either sentence is grammatically correct.

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By: Lisa P https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/prepositions/object-of-a-preposition/#comment-1566456 Thu, 13 Oct 2022 17:18:04 +0000 https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=5176#comment-1566456 I am wondering which sentence is correct:

I have signed up my daughter for this class.
I have signed my daughter up for this class.

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By: GrammarBook.com https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/prepositions/object-of-a-preposition/#comment-1564217 Fri, 30 Sep 2022 23:56:09 +0000 https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=5176#comment-1564217 In reply to Peter.

“For….dollars” is a prepositional phrase (see What Are Prepositional Phrases?). There are no “adverbs of quantity/measure” in American English. The sentences “The book costs 20 dollars” and “I weigh 65 kilos” do not contain any adverbs. See our post Numbers as Adjectives.

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By: Peter https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/prepositions/object-of-a-preposition/#comment-1562720 Thu, 22 Sep 2022 22:50:53 +0000 https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=5176#comment-1562720 What is the function then of “for….dollars” in a sentence? In Dutch I have found something called “adverb of quantity/measure (maat). “Does something such as “adverb of quantity/measure” (Ex: The book costs 20 dollars. I weigh 65 kilos.) exist in the English grammar classification of adverbs? It is a pity that many grammar books do not mention all types of adverbs in a single and comprehensive list. They only suffice with six types which they refer to as “the main types of adverbs.” That creates discomfort for a serious learner of a language.

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By: GrammarBook.com https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/prepositions/object-of-a-preposition/#comment-1562515 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 18:47:30 +0000 https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=5176#comment-1562515 In reply to Peter.

In English only the pronouns “me,” “him,” “her,” “us,” and ‘them” are in the accusative. The accusative case is rarely referred to in English but is pervasive in a language such as German.

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By: Peter https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/prepositions/object-of-a-preposition/#comment-1562167 Mon, 19 Sep 2022 23:12:52 +0000 https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=5176#comment-1562167 The object of the preposition “for” is “dollars.”

In that case is “for ….dollars” in the accusative case? I mean according to this defintion: “the accusative, or the accusative case,” is the case used for a noun when it is the direct object of a verb, or the object of some prepositions.”

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By: Uchenna Chinye https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/prepositions/object-of-a-preposition/#comment-1560480 Sat, 10 Sep 2022 23:03:13 +0000 https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=5176#comment-1560480 Very informative. This was very helpful to me.

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By: GrammarBook.com https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/prepositions/object-of-a-preposition/#comment-1533026 Thu, 21 Apr 2022 15:33:42 +0000 https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=5176#comment-1533026 In reply to Mia Kelly.

The direct objects of the verb “buy” are “magnets” and “hooks.” The object of the preposition “for” is “dollars.”

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By: Mia Kelly https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/prepositions/object-of-a-preposition/#comment-1531387 Wed, 13 Apr 2022 17:30:01 +0000 https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=5176#comment-1531387 What is the object of the verb “buy” and the object of the preposition “for” in the following sentence?
You can buy small magnets or mounting hooks for only a few dollars.

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