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The Tongue Untied

A Guide to Grammar, Punctuation and Style

  • Parts of Speech
    • Adjectives
      • Descriptive
      • Limiting
      • Predicate Adjective
      • Participles
    • Adverbs
    • Conjunctions
      • Coordinating Conjunctions
      • Subordinating Conjunctions
      • Correlative Conjunctions
      • Conjunctive Adverbs
      • Conjunctions vs Prepositions
    • Nouns
      • Subjects
      • Objects
        • Direct Object
        • Indirect Object
        • Obj. of the Preposition
        • Obj. of the Verbal
      • Predicate Nominative
      • Gerunds
    • Prepositions
    • Pronouns
      • Personal
      • Relative
      • Indefinite
      • Demonstrative
      • Interrogative
      • Reflexive
    • Verbs
      • Verb Parts
        • Lexical
        • Auxilliary
      • Verb Types
        • Transitive
        • Intransitive
        • Linking
    • Verbals
      • Gerunds
      • Participles
      • Infinitives
  • The Sentence
    • Clauses
      • Clauses, Independent
      • Clauses, Dependent
    • Phrases
      • Prepositional
      • Participial
      • Gerund Phrase
      • Appositives
  • Case
    • Nominative-Subjective
    • Objective
    • Possessive
    • Possessive Nouns
  • Agreement
    • Always Plural
    • Always Singular
    • Singular or Plural — It Depends
    • Antecedents
  • Punctuation
    • Apostrophe
    • Commas
    • Colon
    • Dash
    • Hyphens
    • semicolon
    • Quotation Mark
  • Writing/Editing
    • Accuracy
    • Clarity
    • Conciseness
    • Misplaced Modifiers
    • Small Things That Matter
    • Spelling/Word Choice
  • Practice

Phrases: Prepositional

April 6, 2014 by TheTongueUntied 1 Comment

The prepositional phrase includes the preposition and the object of the preposition as well as any modifiers related to either. A list of common prepositions: above across after* against among around at according … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Phrases, Prepositional, Prepositions, The Sentence

Prepositions

July 29, 2013 by TheTongueUntied 1 Comment

Prepositions are small words such as "with" and "into" that themselves are difficult to define in words. Suffice it to say that prepositions create a relationship between other words in a sentence by linking phrases to the rest of the … [Read more...]

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Prepositions vs. Conjunctions

July 28, 2013 by TheTongueUntied 1 Comment

Words that are sometimes conjunctions can act as prepositions. The subordinating conjunctions BEFORE, AFTER and UNTIL can act as prepositions when they are followed by objects rather than dependent clauses. Remember that a clause has a subject … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Conjunctions, Prepositions, Subordinating Conjunctions Tagged With: conjunctions, prepositions

Prepositions vs Adverbs

July 28, 2013 by TheTongueUntied 3 Comments

Words that are sometimes prepositions can act as adverbs. A preposition requires an object. An adverb does not. A single word acting as an adverb answers where, when, how or to what degree about the verb. If you want to see the eclipse, you … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Adverbs, Parts of Speech, Prepositions

Preposition Practice Exercise

July 28, 2013 by TheTongueUntied 2 Comments

Identify the prepositions in each sentence as well as their objects. After completing the entire exercise, click on the "Are You Prepared?" button at the bottom of this page to see the answers. 1. The puppies wandered around the fenced yard until … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Practice, Prepositions

Preposition Practice Exercise Answers

July 28, 2013 by TheTongueUntied Leave a Comment

1. The puppies wandered around the fenced yard until their owner arrived. AROUND is a preposition whose object is YARD. UNTIL is NOT a preposition; it is a SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTION. 2. Without a care in the world, Alex is relaxing, waiting … [Read more...]

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Interactive Conjunctions and Prepositions Quiz #1

July 27, 2013 by TheTongueUntied

Identify the underlined part of speech. … [Read more...]

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Interactive Conjuctions and Prepositions Quiz #2

July 27, 2013 by TheTongueUntied 1 Comment

Identify the underlined part of speech. ************* Help Keep The Tongue Untied Free Get the entire Tongue Untied 10-week curriculum in an easy-to-read PDF (complete with explanations and examples) for only $15 ************* … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Conjunctions, Prepositions, Quizzes

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