I'm unsure about the the accuracy of the sentence which is supposed to showcase the use of a preposition. In this grammar books if defines a preposition as "a word that links a noun or pronoun to some other word in a sentence.
And the example it gives is as follow:
Jack and Jill went up the hill.
("Up" is a preposition connecting "went" and "hill").
Isn't the word "up" a verb, and not a preposition? Can someone clarify this for me please, thanks.
2006-12-07 21:32:23 · 6 answers · asked by xander 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Sorry, I meant to say, isn't the word "went" a verb.... not "up".
2006-12-07 21:34:10 · update #1
the word went is the simple past for of go.
now a preposition is supposed to connect a noun or a pronoun to some other word which could also be a verb.
here hill is the noun and went is that other word as defined in your dctionary
2006-12-07 21:39:21 · answer #1 · answered by Richard 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When I was in grade school, back in the days when rocks were still experimental, a teacher gave me one of those little jewels a student never forgets. She told me to us the following sentence to test a preposition:
"The rabbit ran _____ the box."
If a word will fit and make sense, it is serving as a preposition.
So words like:
up
under
over
through
around
and so forth fit the bill. I hope this is the answer to the question you didn't ask but are trying to get answered. If I missed the point I am sorry. I will try again if you drop me an email through my profile.
Good Luck, grammar can be hard work but, trust me, it is worth it as you progress through school and into the work environment.
2006-12-07 22:03:13 · answer #2 · answered by gimpalomg 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, went is a verb. Your noun is "hill" and up is the preposition linking hill with the verb.
2006-12-07 21:36:16 · answer #3 · answered by baldisbeautiful 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The word "preposition", in itself, defines what it is. Basically a prePOSITION states a position. e.g. (for example) : in, out about, over, etc. are ALL positions.
Here is a verse of a clever little ditty I once read:
"I lately lost a preposition,
It fell, I think, beneath my chair.
And loudly I did cry "perdition!
Come up from out of down in under there!"
(A "plethora" of prepositions!)
2006-12-07 22:36:49 · answer #4 · answered by cloud43 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
possibly you will hit upon a classification that specializes in grammar. you may take a college or a severe college direction. i'm sorry, yet i'm no longer likely particular thinking in u . s . of america you study this form of factor at a youthful age. possibly there's a e book like "English as a 2d Language" or a classification of that variety. wish this helped :)
2016-10-14 06:24:59 · answer #5 · answered by juart 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Went is indeed a verb, and up is not usually a preposition, but in this case it is used as one. It is usually and adverb in sentences such as "He sat up."
2006-12-07 22:31:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋