10 Questions
Which term refers to a class of words used to express spatial or temporal relations?
Adpositions
In English, what typically comes before its complement?
Preposition
Which language type uses postpositions instead of prepositions?
Turkic languages
What is the phrase formed by a preposition or postposition together with its complement called?
Prepositional phrase
Which word in English is a postposition rather than a preposition?
Ago
What term is used to collectively refer to prepositions and postpositions?
Adpositions
In English, which type of adposition generally precedes its complement?
Preposition
What is the term for the phrase formed by a preposition or postposition together with its complement?
Prepositional phrase
Which type of languages use postpositions instead of prepositions?
Turkic languages
What are adpositions used to express?
Spatial or temporal relations
Study Notes
Adpositions
- Adpositions are a class of words used to express spatial or temporal relations.
Prepositions and Postpositions
- In English, prepositions typically come before their complement.
- Postpositions are used in some languages, which come after their complement.
- Agumentive languages use postpositions instead of prepositions.
- The word "ago" in English is a postposition rather than a preposition.
Phrases Formed by Adpositions
- The phrase formed by a preposition or postposition together with its complement is called a prepositional phrase or postpositional phrase.
Collective Term
- The term used to collectively refer to prepositions and postpositions is adpositions.
Adposition Types
- In English, prepositions generally precede their complement.
- Adpositions are used to express spatial or temporal relations.
Test your understanding of prepositions and postpositions with this quiz. Identify the correct usage and placement of these adpositions to express spatial or temporal relations and mark semantic roles. Strengthen your grasp of grammar with this quiz on prepositions and postpositions.
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