Prepositions



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Prepositions

The J, M and EV connectors allow prepositional phrases. The J connector connects a preposition to its object. Notice that in nouns, the J- is an alternative to the O-. This means that a noun cannot both be an object of a verb and of a preposition. The M connector is used when a prepositional phrase modifies a noun and the EV connector is used when a prepositional phrase modifies a verb. The following two examples illustrate this:

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Notice that, as with A- connectors on nouns, a @ is used for M- connectors on nouns and EV- connectors on verbs, allowing multiple prepositional phrases, such as John chased a dog in the park with a stick.




Thu Oct 12 13:01:13 EDT 1995