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Which type of adpositional phrase do head-initial languages like English predominantly use?
Which type of adpositional phrase do head-initial languages like English predominantly use?
- Circumpositional phrases
- Both prepositional and postpositional phrases
- Prepositional phrases (correct)
- Postpositional phrases
What is the head of an adpositional phrase?
What is the head of an adpositional phrase?
- Noun phrase
- Verb phrase
- Adverb
- Adposition (correct)
In which type of language are postpositional phrases predominantly employed?
In which type of language are postpositional phrases predominantly employed?
- Tonal languages
- Inflectional languages
- Head-initial languages
- Head-final languages (correct)
What do adpositional phrases act as in language syntax?
What do adpositional phrases act as in language syntax?
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What are the three types of adpositional phrases mentioned in the text?
What are the three types of adpositional phrases mentioned in the text?
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