Verb + Preposition DictionaryTo look up a verb + preposition combination, click a letter in the menu. The following abbreviations are used in this resource:SO = someoneST = somethingTo look up verb + preposition combinations with special idiomatic meanings, try our Phrasal Verb Dictionary...
(e.g., V about n, V with n) in L2 writings and found that the emergence of L2 constructions is characterized by “an expansion of the learners’ VAC repertoire in terms of VAC types” (p. 19); for the analysis of the ‘V preposition n’ VAC in L2 speaking, see Römer and ...
候选:Asobjectofthepreposition介词宾语 Except+but1.With“to”: Ithadnoeffectexcepttomakehimangry. Hewantednothingbuttostaythere.2.Without“to”: Shecandoeverythingexceptcook. Hedoesn’twanttodoanythingexcepthelpme. Theydidnothingbutcomplain.Asadverbial状语 Onlytoo…to Justtoo…toSplitinfinitive分裂...
Another category is shared by demonstrative pronoun itu‘the/that’; relative pronoun yang‘who/which’; adverb siap‘ready’; preposition setelah‘after’; auxiliary verbs bisa‘can’ and akan‘will’. All of them are regarded as dependent elements that are placed before and after the head ...
For instance, Amharic grammars list the four postpositions below, which are all formed from the apparent preposition wädä "towards" and the demonstrative pronouns (yih, ya, innäzzih, innäzziya). In counting lemmas, it would not make sense to distinguish four different items. (6) ...