Mastering Prepositions and Postpositions

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Which term is used to describe words that express spatial or temporal relations or mark various semantic roles?

  • Prepositions
  • Adpositions (correct)
  • Postpositions
  • Complements

What is the complement that a preposition or postposition combines with called?

  • Subject
  • Adverb
  • Predicate
  • Object (correct)

Which type of adposition comes after its complement?

  • Postposition (correct)
  • Adverb
  • Preposition
  • Conjunction

Which type of adposition generally precedes its object in English?

<p>Preposition (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term is used to describe the phrase formed by a preposition or postposition together with its complement?

<p>Prepositional phrase (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of adposition is more common in English?

<p>Preposition (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following adpositions is an exception to the general rule in English?

<p>Ago (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of adposition is more common in Turkic languages?

<p>Postposition (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the phrase formed by a preposition or postposition together with its complement?

<p>Prepositional phrase (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term is used to describe words that express spatial or temporal relations or mark various semantic roles?

<p>Adpositions (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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